Messages in this thread |  | | Date | 26 Jul 1996 17:44:00 +0200 | From | (Kai Henningsen) | Subject | Re: Nasty comments |
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msmith@quix.robins.af.mil (Mr. Jolt Cola) wrote on 25.07.96 in <9607251451.AA00817@quix.robins.af.mil>:
> > Now *that* I would associate with a lack of pride in what you have done - > > you obviously think it's not good enough. > > Bull. It is what I would associate wht a bit of pride and respect for > others in what he has done.
Well, _he_ was talking about "pride in what you have done". And as far as that, I still think he got his polarities switched.
> Practice what you guys preach, don't hack > the guy for being "decent" if you don't want to be hacked for being > "profane".
Maybe you should reread what I was answering. If you want to attack someone, you're attacking the wrong guy.
> > > As the Linux product becomes more professional it becomes more > > > and more tempting to use sections of it as examples for class discussion > > > and I would rather have the discussion on what the code does than > > > what the comments contain. All in all, if I see code with profanity > > > in it, it colors my view of its value and certainly makes me question > > > its use, especially for discussion. > > > > That simply demonstrates your prejudices. > > No, it demonstrates that he is probably a professor and doesn't want > to be called in by the dean when someone complains.
Well, maybe that's the style the US universities work - I wouldn't know. However, I have a hard time believing that this might be a problem around here. Not since about 1968, that is.
Which is as should be.
> Or they illustrate that some coders are prima-donnas who are wrapped > up in writing code for the whole world to see. Myself, if I've
This is so utter nonsense that I won't even try to answer it. You seem to have a very weird outlook.
MfG Kai
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