Well, I'm very sorry for the outburst, it was completely inappropriate. I don't actually mind the inconvenience - it's rather instructive as to how badly things can go. I was lasshing out as it's really just ironic that you want to stamp out references to yourself in a package (how many on this list really knew the details before, or cared?) but have now immortalized your contribution in the loudest way here on a list where it's really not relevant.
Cheers, Mike. On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 2:17 AM, Dominick Samperi <djsamp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Michael Sumner <mdsum...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Christ, can we remove all references from the mailing lists while we're at >> it? > > Look, I want to release software to CRAN, and I would like to > do it without having to explain those remarks in Rcpp. I understand > your frustration, but the authors of Rcpp have made it clear that > private emails will be ignored. I think I have the right to decline > the kind of "acknowledgement" that appears in Rcpp, and there > is no rule that says it must be retained. > > This is a very simple resolution that would end this thread (to > the delight of many readers I am sure). > > Sorry for the inconvenience, > Dominick > >> >> >> >> On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 7:49 AM, Dominick Samperi <djsamp...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > Dirk, >> > >> > Please let me know whether or not you will comply with my request to >> > remove >> > references to my name in Rcpp (except copyright notices). >> >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Dominick >> > >> > On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 6:28 PM, Dominick Samperi >> > <djsamp...@gmail.com>wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 5:58 PM, Dirk Eddelbuettel <e...@debian.org> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> >> >>> On 2 December 2010 at 17:23, Dominick Samperi wrote: >> >>> | OK, since you are so accomodating, then please remove all reference >> >>> to >> >>> | my name from Rcpp as I do not want to be subject to arbitrary >> >>> revisions >> >>> of >> >>> | my status. I may not have the right to say how my prior work will be >> >>> used, >> >>> | but I think I have the right to ask that my name not be used in the >> >>> way >> >>> | it is used in the recent update. >> >>> >> >>> As I pointed out, you change your mind on this every 12 months, >> >>> limiting >> >>> my >> >>> patience and willingness for these dances. It has also been suggested >> >>> by >> >>> other than attribution is clearer if you listed as the maintainer of >> >>> the >> >>> 2005/2006 code that we started from in 2008. >> >>> >> >> >> >> The change that this thread is a reaction to happened a few days ago, >> >> not >> >> 12 months ago. If I wavered in the past it was because I was being >> >> forced to compete with my own work, not a pleasant place to be. >> >> >> >> Are you telling me that you refuse to stop using my name >> >> in Rcpp (except in copyright notices)? >> >> >> >> Are you telling me that you will continue to use my name and >> >> update the associated status as you see fit, whether or not I >> >> approve or consent to those changes? >> >> >> >> Please answer yes or no. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Dominick >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> > >> > ______________________________________________ >> > R-devel@r-project.org mailing list >> > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Michael Sumner >> Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania >> Hobart, Australia >> e-mail: mdsum...@gmail.com > > -- Michael Sumner Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania Hobart, Australia e-mail: mdsum...@gmail.com ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel