On 14/04/2010 19:27, J Sisson wrote: > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Matthias Kilian <k...@outback.escape.de> > wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 12:38:56PM -0500, Ron McDowell wrote: >>> Yup, nowhere in that goals page does it say anything about "don't be >>> rude to the casual users." Maybe that is why OpenBSD is so far down the >>> list at http://bsdstats.org/ . >> >> What detail in the original reply Theo sent to the OP (and quoted >> it later on this list) was rude? > > I think that implication was aimed at the OP who claimed Theo was rude. > Doesn't make it so, but the OP apparently took it that way. >
Not that I think we should start exploring this, but I think a lot of cultures mixing is often the problem. People can see things very different, for those who are Western here, going to the east (even huge places like Tokyo) can be a massive shock to the system with how different it is. I think this can cause massive problems in the way people communicate. I'm sure someone will disagree but from past experience I think that can often be a huge factor. A very easy example is if I have to call an American call centre...I had to do some PCI stuff and ended up having to call one. Everyone seams to say "sir this" and "sir that"...I sometimes get a "Is that a Mr..." here (England) but often it's never as formal as from what I experience in America. I know that's a bad example but you get my point. Really though, who cares. Everything seams to be ticking along well (with development) and calling me a See You Next Tuesday won't affect anything so I don't care
