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Re:A Case Study in Not Being a Jerk in Open Source by tomatotomato37 on Thursday June 21, 2018 @02:04PM (#17367705)
I agree. The revised email is respectful and courteous, but it is also woefully forgetful. While you shouldn't do it all the time, there are times when you just really need to drive a point home
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Re:A Case Study in Not Being a Jerk in Open Source by ivraatiems on Thursday June 21, 2018 @02:05PM (#17367720)
Why do you have to insult people on a personal level to drive points home?
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Re:A Case Study in Not Being a Jerk in Open Source by tomatotomato37 on Thursday June 21, 2018 @02:23PM (#17367922)
You don't, and I do agree the personal callout was pretty fresh, especially on a public mailing list. It doesn't dismiss the point though that you have to write everything like a HoA letter complaining about the color of your mailbox
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Re:A Case Study in Not Being a Jerk in Open Source by ng12 on Thursday June 21, 2018 @03:51PM (#17368686)
Right. Linus and the author are both wrong. You can be forceful and direct with your language -- you just probably shouldn't be using ad hominem insults.
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