J.C. Pizarro wrote on : > On 2008/4/28 Ben Elliston wrote: >> On Sun, 2008-04-27 at 21:45 +0200, J.C. Pizarro wrote: >> >> > Don't be stupid! >> >> Could you be a bit more civil, please? It's fairly unusual for people >> on this list to talk to each other in this way. >> >> Thanks, >> Ben > > Excuse me, i'm not the unique and first person that says you stupid, GCC > did it too.
Even if that were so, two wrongs do not make a right. > The "stupid" word can be a help, not only an offense. > > gcc/cp/decl.c: and in case doing stupid register allocation. > gcc/c-aux-info.c: user may do something really stupid, like > creating a brand new The crucial difference you've overlooked is that all these comments are describing some /thing/ as stupid, not some /person/. When you want to offer what you hope will be /constructive/ criticism, try to de-personalise the issues; it makes for more productive social interactions. cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today....