This tempest in a teapot is not about a wayward revert as you did not completely back out the commit- you just patched it. BFD- move on.
>________________________________ > From: Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> >To: dev@openoffice.apache.org; Pedro Giffuni <p...@apache.org> >Sent: Saturday, February 2, 2013 1:40 PM >Subject: Re: Reverting commits [was: Re: svn commit: r1441659 - >/openoffice/site/trunk/templates/sidenav.mdtext > >On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Pedro Giffuni <p...@apache.org> wrote: >> >> >> ----- Messaggio originale ----- >>> Da: Tim Williams >> ... >>>> >>>> Then count me uncool then. I did it and I'd do it again in similar >>>> circumstances. It is easier to apologize to David later If I'm wrong >>>> then for us to have the trademark legally invalidated if I was right >>>> and did not act quickly. >>> >>> I'm not sure what to say. By "uncool" I meant, it's socially >>> unacceptable around here (the ASF) and, yet, your not only ok with >>> that but you'd "do it again". The timeliness wasn't as grave >>> as you >>> intimate - some reasonable time could have been allowed. Please don't >>> revert other's commits in the future... >>> >>> --tim >>> >> >> I agree with Tim. It is rude to revert someone else's changes without >> giving the original committer the time to fix it himself or defend his >> position. There is no good reason to be rude with a colleague. >> > >Call it rude, call it antisocial, call it whatever you want. I would >do it again in similar circumstances without hesitation. And I would >recommend others to do the same. No one's commits are holy scripture. > >And remember, CTR is not appropriate for all circumstances. Making >new trademark claims is something where RTC is more appropriate. > >-Rob > >-Rob >> Pedro. > > >
