Well said, Lisandro!
Barry, one of the reasons I became a PETSc user (and later developer) was
how great you were about patiently answering my (sometimes clueless)
questions. You've been doing an amazing job answering user questions for
decades. Even the best people (and you are unquestionably one
Barry
Lisandro already said most of it.
We are all adults and we make mistakes, and we listen without getting offended.
We listen and, if we are smart, we listen carefully.
I value sincerity more than inclusiveness. With that said, I think your very
last email was the real mistake.
Thanks
Stef
Barry, while I understand your frustration, I really hope you reconsider
your decision. Without you this project will slowly (fastly?) go straight
down to a sinkhole. There are many of us that appreciate you highly are
keep participating in this project thanks to your tirelessly efforts
leading it.
PETSc developers and users,
I apologize for my rude and unfair message to PETSc developers.
I have removed myself from the PETSc mailing lists and removed my access
to the PETSc repository and will no longer be involved in PETSc.
Barry
> On Feb 18, 2020, at 9:10 PM, Smith, B
