Hay, Karanbir: On Fri, 2006-10-13 at 08:40 +0100, Karanbir Singh wrote: > Heya Phil, > > Phil Schaffner wrote: > > Will come out of my "lurker" closet to chime in agreement with Claire. ... > > I also don't get paid to develop CentOS, and don't have time to hang out > > on IRC, but can give a bit back to the community by providing feedback, > > bug reports, and occasional help on the users list. [Although I find my > > opinions are sometimes not shared by the developers, hay, that's what > > community dialog is all about, and I tend to defer to their opinions and > > avoid pointless debates and flame wars. But I digress...] > > you know, I actually appreciate people who make noises when we do stuff > that they do and dont agree with. Isnt that what open source is all > about ? The ability to bring in lots of eyes on simple issues ? We all > gain, all around. > > so please dont stop and/or hold back. Flame wars only happen when one > side refuses to accept the others point of view. Don't worry about that - just ask anybody who knows me off-line. I'm not the shrinking violet type. :-) When I decline to reply, it's generally either a "religious" issue (e.g. an emacs vs. vi class of debate) or because I see the point and can't disagree. I also encourage anyone else to engage in serious dialog. > I think everyone is > entitled to an opinion, and besides a flamefest every now and then is > also a good thing :) More fun to read than to participate in IMHO, but they can be entertaining if the content is original and not carried on to the point of tedium. Regards, Phil