----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Wenzel" <[email protected]> To: "pfSense support and discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2013 10:41:40 AM Subject: Re: [pfSense] naive suggestion: conform to US laws
<snip> > > I can't say I agree with Thinker Rix on everything but on this I do > agree. I have been on this list for many years (mostly just reading) > and have always been impressed with the professionalism of most > members who write and especially those affiliated with the project. > I have been quite surprised and disappointed in the attitude and > tone coming from Jim Thompson this last week and in my opinion THAT > is what reflects poorly on the project. I totally disagree. I respect people who give their opinion outright. We can flop about and sugar coat everything, try to make everyone feel fuzzy... and all that does is lead to misunderstandings and openings for more convoluted and pointless discussions. I've been a part of the open source community for over 20 years, and mostly we're a group of free thinking, well-intentioned individuals who have many irons in the fire. We know the value of our time, and thus respect the value of others' time as well. Our projects are not a place for discussions that can have no resolution: politics, religion, general conspiracy theories. I'm behind Jim on this. Regards, Adrian But notice how you agreed with Jim without using any personal attacks? I have no problem with that. It is completely possible to give your opinion outright about a *TOPIC* without attacking the person or threatening them. Jim's latest response actually does this pretty well and attacks the facts instead of the person. I'll let this go now but I felt it had to be said. -Oliver _______________________________________________ List mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pfsense.org/mailman/listinfo/list
