Hi,
On Sun, 27 Jul 2008, Petr Baudis wrote:
> (ii) The tone on the mailing list seems frequently unnecessarily

quoted text
> harsh.

I heard this a lot of times now.  I think it is not "harsh", but "direct".

There is nobody saying "you are a bloody fool".  At least not in the first

response, and certainly not without explaining why.
Sure, I, for one, am not overly polite.  I do not start my mail with "It

is such a nice thing that you decided to provide a patch.  I am certain

that you know C pretty well, but there _might_ be a few _tiny_

improvements, would you indulge with me to let them lay out in front of

you?"
I do not do that because it goes without saying in Open Source that I

would not _bother_ to reply if I was not interested.  And it Just Wastes

My Time.
Maybe I should start my mails with "Disclaimer: I only reply to you

because I am interested in your patch."
Ciao,

Dscho
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