On Jul 27, 2011, at 1:41 PM, Robert Vehse wrote: > > Am 27.07.2011 um 20:46 schrieb Colin Barrett: > >> >> On Jul 27, 2011, at 9:18 AM, Robert Vehse wrote: >> >>> You did not say you wanted that. >> >> I also didn't say it was ready to go. Checking in random patches on the ML >> is not a good idea in general. Also, everything else aside, I wanted to >> check those patches in myself -- have my name on the commits. I don't think >> that's unreasonable. > > The impression that I get (and I believe this also applies to other regulars > in #adium-devl) from previous emails on this thread and others you have been > very tight for time so Adrian probably thought you'd be happy for someone to > pick up your patches and follow through.
I have been in the past, but I had specifically cleared out time -- deferring paying work in fact -- to work on this. Makes it all the more frustrating. > While he did credit you here on the mailing list, Adrian probably should also > have done that in his commits. There's no "probably" about it. It was my work, he shouldn't just have committed it. End of story. >>> I think it's bullshit to discourage guys who are actually getting things >>> done. >> >> That's pretty offensive, I hope you don't mean that. I've been the person >> doing 90% of the work on this; it was my idea in the first place; for months >> I harangued people about this and nobody else did ANYTHING about it. The >> idea that I'm not the one actually getting things done is preposterous and >> highly offensive. > > It was neither my intention to devaluate your work nor to offend you or > anyone else. > > I just think it is harsh to use the word "bullshit" when someone contributes > in good faith. Yes, I was being harsh because he did something very wrong that offended me. I reject the idea that it's wrong to communicate frustration when your'e frustrated. >> Anyway, Adrian and myself have been working together on IRC and things seem >> to be resolved -- I perhaps got a little bit angry and I'm sorry about that. > > That's great to hear. This thread is a good example of the "lacking > communication" Eric mentioned (no, I am not pointing fingers and I do not > mean to offend anyone). Yes. It is symptomatic of the entire problem. -Colin
