"respect our wishes"? Really? After you call someone who speaks English as a second language an a-hole on your corporate blog and push one of the most valued contributors out of the node community?
Discussion on HN is here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6845286 On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 7:58:27 AM UTC-5, Alex Kocharin wrote: > > > It's funny to see how a best way to get appreciation for a good work is to > step out of it. > > I don't have a particular opinion about that piece of bikeshedding > everyone were discussing, but yeah, it is a great loss to the community, > and I would like to thank Ben for his work here for last couple of years. > > > 04.12.2013, 14:18, "Dave Horton" <[email protected] <javascript:>>: > > Sad is the word. I'm feeling strangely gutted by this, and as someone on > the outskirts of node I don't even know Ben. But I have always been struck > by his willingness to be helpful to one and all on mailing lists and the > IRC who were trying to learn, use, and develop libuv. Those exchanges that > I had with him and witnessed with others greatly impressed me of his > generosity, intelligence, and openness to ideas and/or challenges - those > are critical qualities in a community like ours. And as someone with > personal past experience with startup/founder/exit drama, I hate to see > someone put down what must have been a labor of love in this way. I would > hope there is a way back, if all that is needed is a breather and some time > away. Failing that, I would be interested to find a way to show my > gratitude to Ben in some sort of more meaningful way if others have any > ideas... > > It's probably a good day for us all to reflect internally on the meaning > of "community", and what we personally can do (not tell others to do) to > make this community -- our community -- continue to grow, and to attract > and retain good people -- whether they be standard-bearers like Ben, or > minor players like me. > > Thank you Ben. And best wishes on your next challenge! > > > > > -- > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <javascript:> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] <javascript:> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "nodejs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
