On 07/08/2014 12:21 PM, Scott Robbins wrote: > On Tue, Jul 08, 2014 at 10:27:41AM -0400, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> Scott Robbins wrote: >>> On Tue, Jul 08, 2014 at 02:09:49PM +0200, Dennis Jacobfeuerborn wrote: >>>> On 08.07.2014 13:57, Scott Robbins wrote: >>> Very true. I do remember Adam Williamson of Fedora commenting on their >>> forums that he pictured many of the complainers about various changes, >>> including systemd, to be old white guys, which fit me to a T. >> <snip> >> So he's guilty of ageism, as well as aggressively NIH (Not Invented Here), >> and a faddist.... Did he actually have any *good*, persuasive reasons for >> such changes? > Wow. This was my bad in assuming everyone knows who Adam is--a very good > natured and helpful person. He was formerly with Mandriva, I think, and > came to Fedora where he has made enormous strides in seeing things from the > user standpoint, getting bugs filed, making Fedora a much better > distribution (and better documented), than it had been. My statement's > implication, though of course, tongue in cheek, was that Even Adam > thinks.... > > So, for any friends or fans of Adam on this list, I apologize if that came > out as a putdown or anything more than a jesting complaint. > > I have also had good interaction with Adam. I never found him getting down on my not being a real admin.