Hi Travis On 2015-09-22 03:44:12, Travis Oliphant <tra...@continuum.io> wrote: > I'm actually offended that so many at BIDS seem eager to crucify my > intentions when I've done nothing but give away my time, my energy, my > resources, and my sleep to NumPy for many, many years. I guess if your > intent is to drive me away, then you are succeeding.
I guess we've gone off the rails pretty far at this point, so let me at least take a step back, and make sure that you know that: - I have never doubted that your intensions for NumPy are anything but good (I know they are!), - I *want* the community to be a welcoming place for companies to contribute (otherwise, I guess I'd not be such a fervent supporter of the scientific eco-system using the BSD license), and - I love your enthusiasm for the project. After all, that is a big part of what inspired me to become involved in the first place. My goal is not to spread uncertainty, fear nor doubt—if that was the perception left, I apologize. I'll re-iterate that I wanted to highlight a concern about the interactions of a (somewhat weakly cohesive) community and strong, driven personalities such as yourself backed by a formidable amount of development power. No matter how good your intensions are, there are risks involved in this kind of interaction, and if we fail to even *admit* that, we are in trouble. Lest the above be read in a negative light again, let me state it up-front: *I don't think you will hijack the project, use it for your own gain, or attempt to do anything you don't believe to be in the best interest of NumPy.* What I'm saying is that we absolutely need to move forward in a way that brings everyone along, and makes everyone rest assured that their voice will be heard. Also, please know that I have not discussed these matters with Nathaniel behind the scenes, other than an informal hour-long discussion about his original governance proposal. There is no BIDS conspiracy or attempts at crucifixion. After all, you were an invited guest speaker at an event I organized this weekend, since I value your opinion and insights. Either way, let me again apologize if my suggested lack of insight hurt people's feelings. I can only hope that, in educating me, we all learn a few lessons. Stéfan _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org https://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
