At Sun, 13 Aug 2006 22:07:14 +0200, Guillaume FORTAINE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello all, > > It clearly appears that some people are very interested in functional > programming. We have people who love action too ( *mad coders* :-) ) => > thinkers/workers, the best alchemy ever ... :-) > > It is time for us to create our *think tank*, my band of brothers :-)
Guillaume, I have to ask you to consider your involvement in this project. For some time now, you are posting messages that only have a tangible relationship to the Hurd. You also expressed your dismissal for the Hurd project (you said you consider it dead). On the other hand, you have contacted people outside of the project, giving them the impression that you represent it (you showed us one email you sent to a researcher asking him to help "us"). This leaves me to wonder what the purpose of your continued (mis-) communication is. There are a couple of things I would like you to do, for the sake of everybody involved: First of all, please follow the netiquette (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netiquette). It seems to me that you have forwarded private communication to the list, possibly without consent from the original sender. If you have done so, then please notice that is considered impolite, and only justifiable under extreme circumstances (for example, abuse). Second, be up-front with what your intentions are. State clearly the purpose of your communication. Do you want to let us know about a certain technique or project? Do you solicite advice, or opinion? Do you want to help us in the design or other project-related issues? Without knowing what you plan to do, the random spurts of your sometimes interesting, sometimes disturbing stream of consciousness is at best confusing, at worst doing considerable harm in the relationships between people and projects. There is plenty of evidence of the former and some of the latter. Being up-front with your intentions includes letting us know (and discussing with the group beforehand) when you intend to solicite advice from other people or projects on behalf of the group (ie, if you want to represent the group). Third, it is considered to be bad style to dismiss a project in its own forums, and to attempt to draw away resources away from it to other projects by using its very infrastructure. I do not know if this is your goal, but some statements have the appearance that this may be some of your intent (at least since you said that you consider the Hurd to be dead). If you disagree with the Hurd, that's fine. If you want people to be aware of your disagreement, it's fine to send a note to the list with a reference. But if you want to work on something different than the Hurd, start your own project. The internet is big enough for everybody, and if it is free software, there are plenty of hosting services to get you started (let me know if you need pointers). Thanks, Marcus _______________________________________________ L4-hurd mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/l4-hurd
