Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-05 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Robert Millan [Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:17:10 +0200]: > Then again, I don't see any judgement on _your_ behaviour in this mail. I > just got scrutinized for using an (admittedly inappropiate) harsh tone, but > apparently you don't think your own tone (which was outright insulting) > deserves any kin

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-05 Thread Robert Millan
On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 09:27:39PM +0100, Adeodato Simó wrote: > * Robert Millan [Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:13:17 +0200]: > > > I'd rather believe something else if I could. Do you have a better > > explanation for: > > > > some people complain about my message being harsh > > > by sending replies tha

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-05 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Robert Millan [Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:13:17 +0200]: > I'd rather believe something else if I could. Do you have a better > explanation for: > > some people complain about my message being harsh > > by sending replies that are outright insulting. Yes, that your behavior was outraging (at least it

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Re: Dealing gently with our peers (was: confusion about non-free)

2008-08-05 Thread Ben Armstrong
On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:08:56 +0200 Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I did. It's obvious I didn't consider them well enough, but I assure you > when I added 'Friendly' there (which is not part of my usual signature) I was > considering the personal factors. This was a thin cloak for words

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-05 Thread Robert Millan
On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 12:01:19PM +0200, Giacomo A. Catenazzi wrote: > > So I think we should setup a BOFH in DebConf, > with policy, dak, ftp-masters, apt, etc. people, > to check the terminology (and identify the > subtle differences, e.g. component vs. area), > and to write a Debian glossary,

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-05 Thread Robert Millan
On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 01:58:50PM +0100, Adeodato Simó wrote: > * Robert Millan [Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:20:03 +0200]: > > > I think the reason you (and the other minority of bashers in this thread) > > are > > annoyed is because the content of my message, not because its form. > > You are certainl

Re: Dealing gently with our peers (was: confusion about non-free)

2008-08-05 Thread Robert Millan
On Mon, Aug 04, 2008 at 04:56:00PM -0300, Ben Armstrong wrote: > On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 21:17:20 +0200 > Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just to make it clear, please don't take it as if I were recriminating > > something to you. My understanding is that this problem is about general > >

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-05 Thread Ben Armstrong
On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:20:03 +0200 Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The pattern I see is that some people complain about my message being harsh > by sending replies that are outright insulting. > > I think the reason you (and the other minority of bashers in this thread) are > annoyed is

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-05 Thread Adeodato Simó
* Robert Millan [Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:20:03 +0200]: > I think the reason you (and the other minority of bashers in this thread) are > annoyed is because the content of my message, not because its form. You are certainly entitled to believe that if it makes your day any brighter. -- Adeodato Simó

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-05 Thread Robert Millan
On Mon, Aug 04, 2008 at 11:00:40PM +0100, Adeodato Simó wrote: > you suck. The pattern I see is that some people complain about my message being harsh by sending replies that are outright insulting. I think the reason you (and the other minority of bashers in this thread) are annoyed is because t

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-05 Thread Giacomo A. Catenazzi
Russ Allbery wrote: Giacomo Catenazzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Russ Allbery wrote: I recommend not attributing such judgements to the configuration files of software packages. Sorry??? It is more that a configuration file, and BTW the same notation it is also used by apt. Archive and