Re: my latest blog post [everyone, please take a cooldown break]

2018-06-10 Thread swedebugia
Hi On June 10, 2018 4:37:17 PM GMT+02:00, Kei Kebreau wrote: >Gábor Boskovits writes: > >> +1 >> >> 2018-06-10 15:33 GMT+02:00 Christopher Lemmer Webber >: >> >> Nils Gillmann writes: >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > I think it would be best if everyone involved would cool down for >a couple of >> > d

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-10 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Catonano skribis: > I just want to record the sorry state of this community You and I both know this community, having interacted on-line for a while and having met in person as well. Like you wrote in the first part of your blog post, the state of this community is anything but sad. I find it

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-10 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hi Catonano, Catonano skribis: > you chose to enfforce only some violations, not all of them This is a channel of the Guix project, and our code of conduct applies on this channel (the other issue you referred to was on the Guile channel and is not related to Guix.) The insults and derogatory

Re: my latest blog post [everyone, please take a cooldown break]

2018-06-10 Thread Kei Kebreau
Gábor Boskovits writes: > +1 > > 2018-06-10 15:33 GMT+02:00 Christopher Lemmer Webber : > > Nils Gillmann writes: > > > Hi, > > > > I think it would be best if everyone involved would cool down for a couple > of > > days, restructure their thoughts and reflect on this thread. Look at what >

Re: my latest blog post [everyone, please take a cooldown break]

2018-06-10 Thread Gábor Boskovits
+1 2018-06-10 15:33 GMT+02:00 Christopher Lemmer Webber : > Nils Gillmann writes: > > > Hi, > > > > I think it would be best if everyone involved would cool down for a > couple of > > days, restructure their thoughts and reflect on this thread. Look at what > > they are doing, and at how they are

Re: my latest blog post [everyone, please take a cooldown break]

2018-06-10 Thread Christopher Lemmer Webber
Nils Gillmann writes: > Hi, > > I think it would be best if everyone involved would cool down for a couple of > days, restructure their thoughts and reflect on this thread. Look at what > they are doing, and at how they are reacting to other peoples reaction. > This topic is getting quiet heated,

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-10 Thread Ricardo Wurmus
Catonano writes: >> Andy’s time is still limited. What other people can do is discuss >> *specific* cases on guile-devel and work towards a solution. But please >> do not demand of others to explain everything in detail. (I’m directing >> this at everyone who heeds my advice to go to guile-d

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-10 Thread Pjotr Prins
On Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 11:07:21AM +0200, Catonano wrote: >I'm glad I'm flushing out, people >You are expressing all your jerkiness in all its glory :-) It is obvious by now that this person is trolling. Is there any reason to listen to them? Pj.

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-10 Thread Mark H Weaver
Catonano writes: > Now, please, tell me: is it worth that I edit the manual to include in > a reasonable way the notions that you provided my with about macro > stepping ? > > Or would you refuse to merge it ? My position is that the manual is not an appropriate place to document wishlist items

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-10 Thread Mark H Weaver
Catonano writes: > By the way, a third person wrote me in private right now telling that > Mark was an asshole to them too and they stopped contributing to guix > altogether > > They made a conduct report but nothing happened, eventually they had > to talk to Ludo directly If you're accusing me

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-10 Thread Ricardo Wurmus
Catonano writes: > 2018-06-10 11:29 GMT+02:00 Ricardo Wurmus : > >> >> Catonano writes: >> >> > They made a conduct report but nothing happened, eventually they had to >> > talk to Ludo directly >> >> From the Code of Conduct: >> >>Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-10 Thread Catonano
2018-06-10 11:29 GMT+02:00 Ricardo Wurmus : > > Catonano writes: > > > They made a conduct report but nothing happened, eventually they had to > > talk to Ludo directly > > From the Code of Conduct: > >Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior >may be reported by

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-10 Thread Ricardo Wurmus
Catonano writes: > They made a conduct report but nothing happened, eventually they had to > talk to Ludo directly >From the Code of Conduct: Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported by contacting the project team at guix-maintain...@gnu.org

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-10 Thread Catonano
2018-06-10 11:26 GMT+02:00 Ricardo Wurmus : > > Catonano, > > this language is not at all acceptable anywhere on Guix as you can see > by referencing the Code of Conduct. > > --8<---cut here---start->8--- > Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants inclu

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-10 Thread Ricardo Wurmus
Catonano, this language is not at all acceptable anywhere on Guix as you can see by referencing the Code of Conduct. --8<---cut here---start->8--- Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include: * The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwe

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-10 Thread Catonano
2018-06-10 8:55 GMT+02:00 Pjotr Prins : > On Sat, Jun 09, 2018 at 08:51:59PM -0400, Mark H Weaver wrote: > > myg...@gmail.com writes: > > > Thank you for taking the time to contribute your thoughts. I am sorry > to > > > see you getting so beat up by the responses. Unfortunately the > > > nit-pic

Re: my latest blog post [everyone, please take a cooldown break]

2018-06-10 Thread Nils Gillmann
Hi, I think it would be best if everyone involved would cool down for a couple of days, restructure their thoughts and reflect on this thread. Look at what they are doing, and at how they are reacting to other peoples reaction. This topic is getting quiet heated, and other than the maintainers we

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-10 Thread Catonano
2018-06-10 0:49 GMT+02:00 : > On 06/07/2018 at 17:25 Catonano writes: > > > I just published my latest blog post > > > > In this post I discuss Guix > > > > And I discuss Guile too > > > > I understand that the language is strong and I expect so

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-10 Thread Catonano
2018-06-10 2:51 GMT+02:00 Mark H Weaver : > myg...@gmail.com writes: > > > Are there any other acceptable responses, in your view? > I already proposed a way forward and I even asked you if you would refuse to merge it I see you attitute towards that, now. Also: yesterday night, before goin

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-09 Thread Pjotr Prins
On Sat, Jun 09, 2018 at 08:51:59PM -0400, Mark H Weaver wrote: > myg...@gmail.com writes: > > Thank you for taking the time to contribute your thoughts. I am sorry to > > see you getting so beat up by the responses. Unfortunately the > > nit-picking of criticisms and the "we are busy, why don't yo

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-09 Thread Mark H Weaver
myg...@gmail.com writes: > On 06/07/2018 at 17:25 Catonano writes: > >> I just published my latest blog post >> >> In this post I discuss Guix >> >> And I discuss Guile too >> >> I understand that the language is strong and I expect someone to b

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-09 Thread myglc2
On 06/07/2018 at 17:25 Catonano writes: > I just published my latest blog post > > In this post I discuss Guix > > And I discuss Guile too > > I understand that the language is strong and I expect someone to be upset > > But I feel this is due

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-09 Thread Christopher Lemmer Webber
Catonano writes: > Instead of calling me an hopeless moron unwilling to learn, he went and > updated Skribilo, without saying a single word > > I noticed > > And I appreciated it > > So, yes, it was aggressie indeed > > Again. I'll try to be more complete later I think it's great that Ludovic res

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-09 Thread Christopher Lemmer Webber
Ricardo Wurmus writes: > Catonano writes: > > I wrote this: > >But please do not demand of others to explain everything in detail. >(I’m directing this at everyone who heeds my advice to go to >guile-devel, not at any one person in particular.) > > Rephrasing: I’d like to point this o

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-09 Thread Catonano
2018-06-09 14:24 GMT+02:00 Ricardo Wurmus : > > Catonano writes: > > >> Andy’s time is still limited. What other people can do is discuss > >> *specific* cases on guile-devel and work towards a solution. But please > >> do not demand of others to explain everything in detail. (I’m directing >

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-09 Thread Catonano
Ricardo, you are right that in my last interaction there was some animosity and the message was below the standard I apologize I see that you are maing an effort to deescalate. I appeciate that. Really I also see that you are suggesting some techical remediation about the store monad And that

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-09 Thread Ricardo Wurmus
Catonano writes: > Assuming that users read academic articles about programming languages in > order to know your way aroung Guile is not reasonable I fail to see how this follows from Guile’s lack of a macro stepper. To be honest, I never even heard of a macro stepper before. And I have nev

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-09 Thread Ricardo Wurmus
Hi Catonano, > 2018-06-09 12:39 GMT+02:00 Ricardo Wurmus : > >> >> Catonano writes: >> >> > Assuming that users read academic articles about programming languages in >> > order to know your way aroung Guile is not reasonable >> >> I fail to see how this follows from Guile’s lack of a macro step

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-09 Thread Catonano
2018-06-09 12:39 GMT+02:00 Ricardo Wurmus : > > Catonano writes: > > > Assuming that users read academic articles about programming languages in > > order to know your way aroung Guile is not reasonable > > I fail to see how this follows from Guile’s lack of a macro stepper. Then you were not f

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-09 Thread Catonano
2018-06-08 16:25 GMT+02:00 Ricardo Wurmus : > > Hi Catonano, > > > Andy Wingo has a post in which he lists tasks he'd lie to be implemented > on > > Guile, many of them have to do with the file format of the compiled > files. > > > > Some love should go to the quality of the experience too, not on

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-09 Thread Catonano
Mark, thank you again for your remarks 2018-06-08 20:05 GMT+02:00 Mark H Weaver : > Hi Catonano, > > Thank you for your email. I don't have time to make a proper response > yet, but for now I will respond to just one point: > > Catonano writes: > > On my side, I was a bit adversary because I f

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-08 Thread Catonano
2018-06-08 15:49 GMT+02:00 Ludovic Courtès : > Hello! > > Catonano skribis: > > > In this post I discuss Guix > > > > And I discuss Guile too > > > > I understand that the language is strong and I expect someone to be upset > > > > But I feel this is due > > > > Happy reading > > > > http://caton

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-08 Thread Ricardo Wurmus
Fis Trivial writes: > time. Little off topic, what I want to say is that, if I didn't tried to > evaluate any code from string, how come a modern interpreter can tell me > the error is happened in "unknown file" "unknown line"? Especially the > "unknown file". I cannot answer this without more

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-08 Thread Mark H Weaver
Hi Catonano, Thank you for your email. I don't have time to make a proper response yet, but for now I will respond to just one point: Catonano writes: > On my side, I was a bit adversary because I feel that a macro stepper > is a fundamental feature of a scheme system and in Guile it's less > t

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-08 Thread Ricardo Wurmus
Hi Catonano, > Andy Wingo has a post in which he lists tasks he'd lie to be implemented on > Guile, many of them have to do with the file format of the compiled files. > > Some love should go to the quality of the experience too, not only to the > tech issues These are very closely linked. I m

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-08 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hello! Catonano skribis: > In this post I discuss Guix > > And I discuss Guile too > > I understand that the language is strong and I expect someone to be upset > > But I feel this is due > > Happy reading > > http://catonano.v22018025836661967.nicesrv.de/the-gnu-community.html Thanks for shari

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-08 Thread Fis Trivial
> > Fis claimed that the error messages that Guile provides them with don't > include indications about in which file the error occurred > > So he's using Chez scheme instead of Guile, if I remember correctly > > I take from this that the Chez scheme error mesages are better. > Actually, I tried

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-08 Thread Catonano
2018-06-08 11:39 GMT+02:00 Nils Gillmann : > Just my brief encouragement: > > I'm not sure how active the Guile documentation writer(s) are, but if you > know how to write it or initially draft something that would be great. > Writing the code is good, but documenting it affects much more people

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-08 Thread Julien Lepiller
Le 2018-06-08 11:34, Clément Lassieur a écrit : Hi Julien, Julien Lepiller writes: I read you're having trouble to find information from the section titles. Info manuals have an index where it's easier to find things. But actually, what helps me the most is to ignore the `info` command and

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-08 Thread Nils Gillmann
Catonano transcribed 7.7K bytes: > Mark, > > 2018-06-07 19:03 GMT+02:00 Mark H Weaver : > > I appreciate you sharing your thoughts on this. I wanted to apologize > > for making you feel badly; it honestly was not my intent to shame you in > > any way. > > > > Thank you for your kind and measure

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-08 Thread Clément Lassieur
Hi Julien, Julien Lepiller writes: > I read you're having trouble to find information from the section titles. Info > manuals > have an index where it's easier to find things. But actually, what helps me > the most > is to ignore the `info` command and open either the full .texi source or the >

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-08 Thread Julien Lepiller
Le 2018-06-07 17:25, Catonano a écrit : I just published my latest blog post In this post I discuss Guix And I discuss Guile too I understand that the language is strong and I expect someone to be upset But I feel this is due Happy reading http://catonano.v22018025836661967.nicesrv.de/the

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-08 Thread Catonano
2018-06-08 6:24 GMT+02:00 Christopher Lemmer Webber : > I think Catonano and Mark discussed things nicely earlier in the thread, > so I'm not going to weigh in on that (though I do agree that we would > can and should do better, but that also it's important to realize that > community members onl

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-07 Thread Fis Trivial
Christopher Lemmer Webber writes: > I think Catonano and Mark discussed things nicely earlier in the thread, > so I'm not going to weigh in on that (though I do agree that we would > can and should do better, but that also it's important to realize that > community members only have so many pers

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-07 Thread Christopher Lemmer Webber
I think Catonano and Mark discussed things nicely earlier in the thread, so I'm not going to weigh in on that (though I do agree that we would can and should do better, but that also it's important to realize that community members only have so many personal resources to be able to respond sometime

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-07 Thread Alex Vong
Hello Catonano, Catonano writes: > I just published my latest blog post > > In this post I discuss Guix > > And I discuss Guile too > > I understand that the language is strong and I expect someone to be upset > > But I feel this is due > > Happy reading >

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-07 Thread Catonano
Mark, 2018-06-07 19:03 GMT+02:00 Mark H Weaver : I appreciate you sharing your thoughts on this. I wanted to apologize > for making you feel badly; it honestly was not my intent to shame you in > any way. > Thank you for your kind and measured words I appreciate both the tone and the content of

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-07 Thread Thorsten Wilms
On 07.06.2018 17:25, Catonano wrote: http://catonano.v22018025836661967.nicesrv.de/the-gnu-community.html You imply that GNU groups are full of "smug jerk"s, say that "Guile is the realm of smugness and elitarism" and made statements like "The G-golf project is a tiny dot in the universe. Yo

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-07 Thread Mark H Weaver
Hi Catonano, Catonano writes: > I just published my latest blog post > > In this post I discuss Guix > > And I discuss Guile too > > I understand that the language is strong and I expect someone to be upset > > But I feel this is due > > Happy reading >

Re: my latest blog post

2018-06-07 Thread Joshua Branson
Catonano writes: > I just published my latest blog post > > In this post I discuss Guix > > And I discuss Guile too > > I understand that the language is strong and I expect someone to be upset > > But I feel this is due > > Happy reading > > http://catonan

my latest blog post

2018-06-07 Thread Catonano
I just published my latest blog post In this post I discuss Guix And I discuss Guile too I understand that the language is strong and I expect someone to be upset But I feel this is due Happy reading http://catonano.v22018025836661967.nicesrv.de/the-gnu-community.html