Hi,

On Sun, 27 Jul 2008, Petr Baudis wrote:

quoted text
> (ii) The tone on the mailing list seems frequently unnecessarily
> 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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