Re: [Savannah-hackers] Lost in the (GNU) Savannah

[mathieu]

Le lun 08 avr 2002 à 15h05, Shlomi Fish a écrit :
> Refer to:
>
> http://www.advogato.org/person/shlomif/diary.html?start=32
>
> for a rant I made about how Savannah treated the submission of two
> projects I tried to make. It contains some facts, my opinion and
> some criticism, which I believe is constructive.

Personally, when I talk about other people point of view, I use 
quotation and links (to mailing-list for example).
Mainly because my main work is to study writings, I have the strong 
conviction that texts avoiding this kind of transparency rules 
(quotation, references) is not the better way to be "constructive".

As I've previously said, I speak only for myself.
And I think you should realize that your text doesn't contain « some 
facts » but does contain your understanding of some facts.

"This started a relatively good natured argument between me and the 
Savannah Hackers. I said
            that I was allowed to parody the GPL in my COPYING file, 
without them being concerned by
            it. They thought it was in the project submission for some 
reason. (I'm not responsible for
            them actually opening the package)."

For example, a link to the concerned mail or a quote should permit 
anyone to understand that there no  "They" but someone in charge of 
your submission, Loic, and another one, me, reacting to a mail he 
received as member of the list address@hidden, trying to give 
you a complement of informations.

So, use of quotes and references would permit anyone to make up his 
mind with a neutral understanding of the fact, not with a partial 
version of it. 
"I invested a lot of time in coding it, but was also a good human 
engineer: I answered
            E-mails, even very trivial, politely and informatively; I 
formed a mailing list, and actively helped
            people who reviewed the code, or wished to integrate it 
into their projects; and I actively
            thought of what the end user would like to find there. I 
think Savannah should follow suit,
            and actually trust their hackers for a change."

Wasn't Loic's emails polite and informative ? Are you saying that 
savannah doesn't give a s... about what "user would like to find there" 
?

Hum. You are free to think and write what you want.
Is it being "a good human engineer" ? I dont know.




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mathieu