On Tue, 2013-07-16 at 11:54 +1000, NeilBrown wrote: > On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:50:52 -0700 Joe Perches <j...@perches.com> wrote: > > > On Tue, 2013-07-16 at 09:42 +1000, NeilBrown wrote: > > > Being "polite" without being "nice" is quite possible. > > > It even has a name: Diplomacy. > > > > And we all know how circular/indirect/implied/useless > > some of those diplomatic conversations can be. > > > > Just remember to bring a 'Big Stick' and don't be shy > > when it's necessary to display it. > > The behaviour you appear to be advocating is what is generally called > "bullying".
Nope. It's called not being a pushover and being direct, clear and not just being unnecessarily forceful. I also think that depends on "when it's necessary". That comes after speaking softly, multiple times. cheers, Joe -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
