Hi, > The general feeling is "Who the f#ck he thinks he is? He's not from > our group, he is not one of us (he didn't do anything to our project > yet). Blah-blah-blah... I just hate this guy!". This irrational hate > is very tangible, believe me. It is very de-motivational. (And I > probably shouldn't have reacted the way I did to some of it, but, hey, > I am no Jesus Christ, and it's only now that I've sorted those things > out for myself). > > But you can say: Hey, we are not hostile, because: > > - "I, personally, entered the group in the past and it was Ok." > - "Look at that guy and that guy – we were soooo nice to them!" > > Let's see... When can a closed group readily accept a newcomer? > When it doesn't perceive him as a threat. > > This means the newcomer must come in a very submissive pose and > exhibit not a slightest sign of aggressive attitude. Actually, the > more you cry for mercy, the more chances are that you will be easily > accepted into the group. Broken leg or being a total looser may help, > as compassion will start to overtake the initial hostility. > > The "pose" on the text-based Internet is mainly how one talks. > This is an example of a submissive pose: > > "Oh, Great Lords, you are so cool and I am not worthy. I beg you to > let me develop for ReactOS, I am not much, but I will dutifully learn > from you, Wise Masters, I will catch every word you say and ignore any > insults you will throw my way. I will not criticize you in any way. > I will do all the shitty tasks silently and obediently for several years > until I slowly climb your social ladder. I will not complain of being > called stupid and not-worthy 'cause that's who I am..." > > And so it goes... An ass-kisser, to be short. > > And then the Wise Great Masters will generously allow this no-worthy > worm into their Temple. > > This happens everywhere. Just take a closer look. > > -- > > But this constitutes a problem. The group acts as a filter that favors > the wrong kind of people. > > Because a good developer, after all, is usually opinionated, criticizes > what he thinks is wrong, doesn't like to be called stupid and be given > insults and shitty tasks. He challenges existing routines and things > the group got used to. He is a threat.
I think you're greatly exaggerating! Also, please read this from GCC mailing list: <http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2009-04/msg00494.html>. _______________________________________________ Ros-dev mailing list [email protected] http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev
