Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (292 mails)

[Thomas Hertweck <Thomas.Hertweck@xxxxxx>]

On 13/05/11 00:33, Jos Poortvliet wrote:
> [...]
> As far as I'm concerned, the discussion is over. I'm gonna stop reading 
> this thread, make the modifications made by the few sensible commenters 
> and ignore the armchair philosophers. I bet they're even to lazy to 
> change anything on the wiki anyway.
>
> Sorry to be so blunt.
>
> Next time I have something like this I'll just talk to a few sensible 
> people and put it live.
> [...]
> PS before you think otherwise, my rant is NOT targeted at you, Jim. I'll 
> have a look at the link you posted tomorrow. And I'm sure the ppl who my 
> criticism is targeting have no problem feeling it doesn't apply to them. 
>
> All I can say is that there seems to be (as often the case) a very 
> strong inverse relationship between the number of (irrelevant) mails on 
> -project someone sends and the amount of work someone does on openSUSE. 
>
> May I remember everyone here of the fact that opinions and ideas are 
> cheap and work is what counts? If you're not even willing to put in a 
> bit of time to properly read what others say and make concrete 
> suggestions if someone asks for input (see the conference program thread 
> for example) you'd better spend your time on, I dunno, a political 
> mailinglist, where opinions are all that counts and nobody cares about 
> reality.
>
> Again sorry for the rant.

I've just come back and have to read an email like this. That's awful! And
an apology later on doesn't make this go away.

I thought it was one of the few threads on this list where people actually
tried to stay on topic. Just because quite a few do not agree with your
opinion doesn't make them armchair philosophers or invalidates the whole
thread. Since you are citing the guiding principles frequently: "We value
respect for other persons and their contributions, for other opinions and
beliefs. We listen to arguments and address problems in a constructive and
open way. We believe that a diverse community based on mutual respect is
the base for a creative and productive environment enabling the project to
be truly successful." Clearly, this is just empty rhetoric for you... I
can only shake my head about such an openSUSE community manager. Oh, by
the way, sorry for the rant.

Th.
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