Hi all, I've been reading the fvwm list for ages and recently subscribed because of the article I'm currently writing - so although I've not been on this list very long I feel as though I am no stranger to it; mail archives can be a great thing, even more since a lot of them are made public. :)
A few people have privately said to me lately that although they think fvwm is a great program, they're not happy with the attitudes of the most active maintainer, Thomas Adam. I won't be naming names, that's not what's relevant here. But it's important to remember that words are all we have in an email. There's no body language or tone of voice to listen to. Sometimes the simplest of phrases might sound innocent in person but take on a different meaning entirely when written down. Some of this admittedly depends on how well the reader knows the person whose text they're reading; like anything if one reads something as cheeky it's because they know the person well enough to accept that's how they are. But that's not so often the case on faceless individuals who collaborate on a project together, where the only communication is email. Thomas, please give thought to how you phrase things because from what I'm hearing you're endangering fvwm, scaring people away from contributing. I hope that's not what you want - but it's the strong impression I am feeling from certain replies. It's really important that you stop and think about things because scaring people away just isn't good enough. Maybe things would be easier if we (as a fvwm community) knew more about you, for example. Harry
