Re: [PATCH 2/2] Move sequencer to builtin

From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Jun 9, 2013, 17:40 UTC
Message-ID: <20130609174049.GA1039@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <CAMP44s3NhNUuCvW37UaMo9KbHHxZqBE8S15h845vtRi89Bu6WA@mail.gmail.com>

On Sun, Jun 09, 2013 at 07:15:45AM -0500, Felipe Contreras wrote:

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> > Sorry, but I don't agree, and I want to publicly state my opinion so
> > that Jonathan (and other bystanders on the list) knows that he is not
> > alone in his opinions.
> 
> You don't agree that 1) a collegial work environment is overrated, 2)
> that the Linux kernel doesn't put an emphasis on being collegial, or
> 3) that it's the most successful software project in history?

Point 1.

> Go back to my 261 commits, show me one that is "unmindful of technical details".

I do not have an interest in cataloguing past conflicts I and others have had with you; the list archive has done so. I have already made my comments there, and I see no point in starting a new argument.

> Exactly. Nobody is forcing you to read my emails. But somehow you
> already know that ignoring them is not in the best interest of the
> project. And by that I mean it's in the best interest of our users,
> without which our project is nothing.

I never claimed that you contribute nothing. But every minute spent arguing with you is a minute that could be spent on something more productive. It is certainly possible that community members reading your emails could be a net negative for the users, if it leaves them no time for other code.

-Peff