Dave Mason-3 wrote: > > Can we all just chill and accept that occasionally there will be > misunderstandings? > > This is an English mailing list where the majority speak English as a > second language (vastly better than I speak anything other than English!). > As a native English speaker, there are frequently turns of phrase that I > can see that someone might take as brusque or rude. So like the adage on > implementing of protocols, please be conservative in your output (i.e. as > polite and clear as possible) and liberal in your > input (i.e. assume the best and that any perceived slight is from the > imperfection of the medium). >
I have learned that people here are very passionate and one often needs to be able to read between the lines (and understand some of the history) but in the end of the day, its all good :) Dave Mason-3 wrote: > > I have a preference for Pharo, but it is clearly in the Squeak family and > internecine fighting is both unbecoming and anti-productive... the more > cross fertilization between Squeak and Pharo, the better, > although both will apply their own judgements. > > But more importantly, we are Smalltalkers. Smalltalk is a very important > language, and the software development landscape will be a better place if > more Smalltalk is used. So let's focus on talking > about, and working on, our (dialect or language) strengths, and not on > putting others down - whatever may have been the history. > > ../Dave > +1 completely agree! -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/Why-Smalltalk-Which-Smalltalk-tp3103039p3164316.html Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
