On Jan 2, 2:14 pm, "Dr. David Kirkby" <david.kir...@onetel.net> wrote: > ...
> Sometimes Richard can be helpful, and obviously knows quite a bit about > mathematical software. But for reasons known only to Richard, he devotes a > large > proportion of his time being negative, unhelpful and generally obnoxious. > It's an antidote to excessive optimism and, in some cases, the voice of experience. If you are standing on the shoulders of others (sort of the idea behind Sage), that's one thing. If you are standing on their feet, that's another. If I felt that someone was excessively pessimistic about the chance of achieving something, I would maybe have some words of encouragement. I don't recall that happening in Sage-world. RJF -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
