On Mar 17, 2008, at 11:18 AM, Jürgen Kertz wrote:
I fear I did nothing good with my comment here, and I hope all who
felt offended by my words will forgive me. I've learned my lesson
and will keep out of these discussions from now on.
Jürgen,
The lesson to take away from this is that Debian has lots of very
strong personalities, many of whom have almost no social skills.
You did nothing wrong! Your point of view is just as valid as
theirs, and your contribution to the discussion is just as valuable
-- no matter what they may say.
If you stay out of the discussions to protect yourself, that's your
choice. But if you want to make a contribution to the community
effort, you must learn not to take personally the harsh words that
those with lesser social skills may use in defending their own --
usually just as limited -- point of view, or in feeding their own --
usually child-like -- egos.
I learned long ago (I will be 62 years old next month) that people
who find it easy to talk to computers often find it difficult to talk
to their fellow human beings in a cvil tone of voice. They don't
mean it as a personal attack, they just don't know any better.
Let me repeat my main point:
You did not do anything wrong. Your contribution to the discussion
is valuable. I, for one, am glad you offered it and I look forward
to hearing from you again.
Rick
