On 5/28/05, Scott Robert Ladd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brainstorming there may be, but certain folk in the GCC community simply > like being annoying, perhaps to feed their own sense of self-importance. > It is quite possible to disagree with someone without be disagreeable, > as exemplified by Evandro Menezes recently. > > ..Scott
It's called polite constructive criticism. Unfortunately, the lack of civility when offering important judgement isn't limited to this newsgroup. For example, whenever I feel the temperature rising a bit too high, I just wonder over to the lkml and lurk awhile until I realize once more what wonderfully sainted individuals the gcc developers are.