> On Jun 6, 2014, at 10:02 AM, Warren Block <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri, 6 Jun 2014, Paul Schmehl wrote: >> >> No offense was meant. I deliberately chose the subject to stimulate >> discussion, which it has obviously done. > > Stimulating discussion without insulting people generally gives better > results. > > Look, we are all doing the best we can with what we've got. The ports people > have been trying to accomplish the equivalent of turning a cruise ship around > in a bathtub without rattling the silverware. It's not possible to > anticipate every issue, particularly when there are so many. > > The way improvements are made is for interested people (that is, you) to > get involved and help to improve it. > > The challenge you have created is to anticipate the next issue and report it, > preferably with a plan for a solution, before it happens. >
Let's not overly tone police folks. If no one can constructively criticize then we don't get any feedback. Anyone's tone can be attacked I firmly believe that Paul's tone matches the way we east coasters chide each other to provoke debate. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
