19-Feb-03 at 08:27, Alan DeKok ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote : > Peter Eisch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I personally like Alan's frank and blunt responses. > > Most often, that's all I have time for.
"Much of what looks like rudeness in hacker circles is not intended to give offence. Rather, it's the product of the direct, cut-through-the-bullshit communications style that is natural to people who are more concerned about solving problems than making others feel warm and fuzzy." [Eric S Raymond, original URL now redirecting to random GNU/Linux URLs] However, there is a fine line to walk between cut-through-the-bullshit and genuine rudeness. Keeping personal pronouns out of responses might be a good start. -Simon -- [Mostly Cloudy in Rabat, 15 Celsius. Wind: WSW strength 18. Humidity: 88%] J'ai essay� de travailler proprement, en misant sur la qualit� de service et la rapidit� d'intervention. Maintenant, je travaille � la marocaine, � coups de bakchich. Le pire, c'est que �a marche. -- Bernard Buisson Crouzet - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
