Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 20 Jul 2013 23:15:51 -0500 | From | Rob Landley <> | Subject | Re: [ 00/19] 3.10.1-stable review |
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On 07/15/2013 09:01:56 PM, Joe Perches wrote: > On Tue, 2013-07-16 at 11:54 +1000, NeilBrown wrote: > > On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:50:52 -0700 Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> > wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 2013-07-16 at 09:42 +1000, NeilBrown wrote: > > > > Being "polite" without being "nice" is quite possible. > > > > It even has a name: Diplomacy. > > > > > > And we all know how circular/indirect/implied/useless > > > some of those diplomatic conversations can be. > > > > > > Just remember to bring a 'Big Stick' and don't be shy > > > when it's necessary to display it. > > > > The behaviour you appear to be advocating is what is generally > called > > "bullying". > > Nope. It's called not being a pushover and being > direct, clear and not just being unnecessarily forceful.
Linux-kernel is an _epicially_ self-selected group.
I expect the vast majority of people would be on Neil's side of this argument, not Joe's. But they've already walked away, and are not coming back.
Rob
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