On Sun, 2011-08-21 at 22:05 -0500, John R. Dennison wrote:
And even more are mature enough not to have to get defensive and try to get the last word in on every thread they are part of. In my opinion you could learn something from such people.
I was merely replying to the gentleman's concern.
Some words pop into my mind and this is my last posting on this increasingly tedious thread ....... I hope others will desist.
"Much of what looks like rudeness in hacker circles is not intended to give offense. Rather, it's the product of the direct, cut-through-the-bullshit communications style that is natural to people who are more concerned about solving problems than making others feel warm and fuzzy."
Paul.