Aaron Griffin wrote: > On 5/31/07, Benoit Chesneau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I dind't get this message in my inbox @archlinuxfr.org yet : >> http://archlinux.org/pipermail/arch/2007-May/014696.html >> >> But let me answer with facts : >> .... snip .... > > And none of this matters. We all have personal problems with other > people, it happens... c'est la vie[1]. Right now, lets let the past > be exactly that, the past. > > None of us (hopefully) are here for our own selves, or ego stroking, > or things like that. What we do is for other people. Fighting over > how best to serve those other people is daft. > > I don't care who's right, I don't care who's wrong. I don't care who > acted immature, or who did stupid things on IRC, or "flamed" them on > different forums - it doesn't matter. > > See here's the simple fact. When people provide a unique service, > they're usually given a little leeway as far as behavior goes. Take > for instance, the guy who develops rxvt-unicode - great terminal > emulator, really harsh and irritable man. But I don't mind because > what he provides is very good. > > Now, all the people involved here run a website. This is not hard. > Running a website entitles you to nothing. Sure, it entitles you to > say what you like on your website, but it entitles you to nothing in > the grand scheme of things. > > Fighting like this is stupid. Again, I don't care who's right. The > people I care about are the French arch users who suffer because of > petty personal crap. It's ridiculous. This is the second time this > has come up through the official Arch channels. Let's stop it. The > mature action here is for one party to step to the fore and say "hey > let's forget this and try to resolve it" - this is what happened, and > now it's time to reciprocate. > > [1]: For non native English speakers, this is used in different > context in English: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%27est_la_vie_%28phrase%29 > Well said, Aaron. This exchange is leaving a bit of a nasty taste in an otherwise generally tasteful and congenial arena. We outsiders can't 'take sides', we can only wish those concerned all the best in overcoming - or at least tolerating - their differences.
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