Am 12.10.2012 16:42, schrieb Janek Warchoł:
Hi,
i'm short on time so i'll try to be brief - hopefully this won't cause
any misunderstanding.
David, i understand that some comments and questions may look like the
sender is questioning your knowledge in some area.
I want to assure you that when i ask such a "stupid" question, i'm not
questioning your knowledge - i'm asking for explanation so that i
could understand.
In other words, my intent is never "it looks like you're mistaken.
prove that you're right". I always mean "i don't understand this
because i'm a newbie in this area. You are experienced - could you
explain to me why we cannot do this?"
I think it would be easier for both you and us if you assume that the
intent of our questions is like i described above (unless someone
explicitely says "i think you're wrong").
+1
I was about to write something similar, but I hadn't much time left
and had some struggle with words, so I deleted my attempt to a
similar resonse - thanks, Janek!
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 10:18 AM, David Kastrup wrote:
Educating people about the details takes a lot of time, and
it is time that only has a payoff if their ultimate goal is actually
working in that area rather than just satisfying their sense of being
taken seriously.
I agree that this is a serious problem. However, i think that we
cannot avoid it completely: we are a team, and we need to know what's
happening inside LilyPond.
Of course, you don't have to write super-detailed explanations about everything.
By the way: if people won't understand what you do and why, they may
not be able to actually *use* the solutions you provide, and they will
be unable to appreciate them :/
I try hard to understand all the parser and syntax stuff, but since a new
school year just started and I still have to do a lot of administrative work
in addition to my teaching job, there's not much time left to read myself
through the couple emails each day.
I think (and hope!) this will be better in about two weeks.
Regards,
Marc
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