Sorry that people took the reply as pompous... You are certainly within your rights to take it anyway you want. It was not meant that way.
In the same vein, I am within my rights to take responses in the way I want, which I took as simple trolling. And with trolls, as with thermonuclear war, the only "winning" move is not to play. > On Nov 5, 2016, at 9:25 PM, Jeff Jirsa <jji...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I hope the other 7 members of the board take note of this response, > and other similar reactions on dev@ today. > > When Datastax violated trademark, they acknowledged it and worked to > correct it. To their credit, they tried to do the right thing. > When the PMC failed to enforce problems, we acknowledged it and worked > to correct it. We aren't perfect, but we're trying. > > When a few members the board openly violate the code of conduct, being > condescending and disrespectful under the auspices of "enforcing the > rules" and "protecting the community", they're breaking the rules, > damaging the community, and nobody seems willing to acknowledge it or > work to correct it. It's not isolated, I'll link examples if it's > useful. > > In a time when we're all trying to do the right thing to protect the > project and the community, it's unfortunate that high ranking, long > time members within the ASF actively work to undermine trust and > community while flaunting the code of conduct, which requires > friendliness, empathy, and professionalism, and the rest of the board > is silent on the matter. > > > > >> On Nov 5, 2016, at 4:08 PM, Dave Brosius <dbros...@apache.org> wrote: >> >> I take this response (a second time) as a pompous way to trivialize the >> responses of others as to the point of their points being meaningless to >> you. So either explain what this means, or accept the fact that you are as >> Chris is exactly what people are claiming you to be. Abnoxious bullies more >> interested in throwing your weight around and causing havoc, destroying a >> community, rather than actually being motivated by improving the ASF. >> >> >>> On 11/05/2016 06:16 PM, Jim Jagielski wrote: >>> How about a nice game of chess? >>> >>>> On Nov 5, 2016, at 1:15 PM, Aleksey Yeschenko <alek...@apache.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> I’m sorry, but this statement is so at odds with common sense that I have >>>> to call it out. >>>> >>>> Of course your position grants your voice extra power. A lot of extra >>>> power, >>>> like it or not (I have a feeling you quite like it, though). >>>> >>>> In an ideal world, that power would entail corresponding duties: >>>> care and consideration in your actions at least. >>>> Instead, you are being hotheaded, impulsive, antagonising, and immature. >>>> >>>> In what possible universe dropping that hammer threat from the ’20% off” >>>> email thread, >>>> then following up with a Game of Thrones youtube clip is alright? >>>> >>>> That kind of behaviour is inappropriate for a board member. Frankly, it >>>> wouldn’t be >>>> appropriate for a greeter at Walmart. If you don’t see this, we do indeed >>>> have bigger >>>> problems. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> AY >>>> >>>> On 5 November 2016 at 14:57:13, Jim Jagielski (j...@jagunet.com) wrote: >>>> >>>>>> But I love the ability of VP's and Board to simply pretend their >>>>>> positions carried no weight. >>>>>> >>>>> I would submit that whatever "weight" someone's position may >>>>> carry, it is due to *who* they are, and not *what* they are. >>>>> >>>>> If we have people here in the ASF or in PMCs which really think >>>>> that titles manner in discussions like this, when one is NOT >>>>> speaking ex cathedra, then we have bigger problems. :) >>> >>
