Samsara!
On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:21:51 -0500, James Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip>sorry if you thought I was being rude</snip> <snip>come to think of it, I'm sure other people</snip> <snip>In addition to that, this discussion should have happened a year ago</snip> <snip> (back then) you might have an easier chance at convincing > someone to agree with you</snip> <snip> Hopefully that someone would have commit rights.</snip> <snip>Being a committer does not mean you've gone from > unimportant to important. That idea is actually quite absurd, yet there are > many people who believe this</snip> <snip>See, what makes some peoples opinions more > valuable than others is more about quality and quantity of their > participation (comments and patches) than whether they have commit > rights.</snip> <snip>For those who don't know what the term "FUD" mean, > Google is your friend. It seems that every post these FUDsters make is > either some sort of distorted mis-information or an outright lie.</snip> <snip>You can generally find these people by looking at the patterns of discussion > threads. If your mail client can sort mail by thread (tree view), you'll > notice that these FUDsters often attempt to participate in a discussion, but > are generally ignored. You can tell this because the thread always dies on > their response, and sometimes picks back up from someone else's comments. > The fact that a FUDsters comments are usually half thought out and laughable > doesn't deter them from coming back for more.</snip> <snip> Many times FUDsters are 'put in their place' by some respected member of the > group, and this angers the average FUDster, but since they are generally too > hard headed to accept friendly criticism, they lash out until someone with > authority tells them to "can it!".</snip> <snip> On the other end of the spectrum, there are some people who are committers > and are technically in an "active" status here and/or other projects, yet > they haven't participated in the community in years except to further their > own personal agenda. These people do not count as "important" in my > book.</snip> <snip> > Sorry for the long post, I hope I don't make the "people who post long > messages are buttholes because I can't afford DSL" list ;) </snip> -- "You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it float on its back." "Heaven has changed. The Sky now goes all the way to our feet. ~Dakota Jack~ "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation." --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
