In case it wasn't obvious: Opinions expressed are solely my own and do not express the views or opinions of my employer
On Fri, Oct 04, 2024 at 11:53:16AM +0300, Sergii Dmytruk wrote: > Hi, > > On Fri, Oct 04, 2024 at 06:09:19AM +0000, David Hendricks via coreboot wrote: > > * This particular issue was not brought to the attention of coreboot > > leadership by anybody at Google or Intel. Someone in coreboot's > > small business ecosystem asked us to look into CB:84356 > > (https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/84356), which later > > spawned other patches. The subtext is that upstream development is > > very difficult and spending days squabbling over a tiny part of a > > spec that we don't control (FSP in this case, but the same is true > > of SBI, TFA, UEFI, etc) is counterproductive. > > Looks like you jumped at the opportunity to limit Nico's involvement in > the project. > > > * We acknowledge that Nico has a certain communication style, and > > like others in this thread we've each been on the receiving end of > > it and have rationalized brushing it off for one reason or another. > > No, I did not say that for sure. Please don't misrepresent what people > have wrote to make your point of view look supported. > > > However, this does not work in aggregate within a community or > > organization where many people can take it many different ways, > > especially given that we're a global organization with people of > > varying levels of language proficiency. > > That is a terrible excuse for a bad decision. Those who have issues > with understanding a language are the ones responsible for fixing them. > You don't incorporate all possible typos into English to make it > friendly for people who can't spell. > > > One can create a hostile environment even without overt actions such > > as hitting someone, yelling profanity, inappropriate contact, etc. To > > put this in another context, imagine the storm that would ensue if > > your company's HR department responded to complaints of sexual > > harassment by a guy named Bob in the sales department by saying "We've > > known for years that Bob likes to flirt with his coworkers and we have > > asked him to tone it down. Some have told us that they don't mind too > > much, and those who complain probably just misunderstand his > > communication style. Besides, a lot of people like Bob and he is a > > really great salesman!" Eventually it comes crashing down with more > > and more collateral damage the longer it's left unchecked. > > Why not compare Nico to Hitler right away? This is just ugly and I > "expect better from everyone, especially senior members of the community." _______________________________________________ coreboot mailing list -- coreboot@coreboot.org To unsubscribe send an email to coreboot-le...@coreboot.org
