Richard Stallman wrote:
Why don't you ask Theo, whom you once praised, about OpenBSD?
Because he tends to be unfriendly.
Assuming and/or judging that someone is unfriendly, is an unfriendly act
itself. Publicly stating on a mailing list that someone 'tends' to be
unfriendly is a very unfriendly act. Especially since the word 'tends'
sounds very much like FUD spreading (fear of Theo, ohhh, is he friendly,
or is he mad? what will we do? use words like 'tends' and live in fear,
uncertainty, or doubt).
Stating that someone 'tends' to be unfriendly would be encouraging more
unfriendliness from that unfriendly person, if they were even unfriendly
in the first place.
Even if they were unfriendly, stating publicly that they 'tend' to be
unfriendly would not be healing an unfriendly person, nor a friendly
person that was incorrectly judged as unfriendly.
Not calling someone unfriendly and just focusing on the
conversation/technical details at hand, would be much more friendly..
even considering friendship wasn't the subject of discussion in the
first place.
Bringing up friendliness versus unfriendliness in a conversation which
had nothing to do with unfriendliness, is very unfriendly and provoking.
I declare the comment a flamebait, in which I was baited successfully.
Therefore, one who makes a premature unfriendly judgment, may in fact be
*the* actual unfriendly, judgmental, and assumptive person in reality.
Laugh and smile,
L505
