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On 17 June 2010 17:45, Petteri Räty <betelgeuse@g.o> wrote: |
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> We communicate in English but that doesn't mean we all the same cultural |
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> background. My native language doesn't do small talk and doesn't have a |
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> word for please. |
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I'm sorry, but that is simply not true. Unless Finnish is not your |
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native language. One of my Finnish friends (we've since lost touch) |
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was one of the most chatty persons I've ever known. He may have been |
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uncharacteristic for a Finn, but even so. Ole hyvä, don't blame it on |
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your language. |
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> A short and to the point message is the easiest to understand. |
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I like short and to the point too. But we run the risk of being |
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misunderstood nonetheless. |
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>> In my opinion the DevRel topic is too important to hide it on a mailing |
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>> list with a fraction of subscribers. I wrote here on purpose. |
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> If a thing is important enough then you should use gentoo-dev-announce |
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> under the current rules. |
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That's not a list meant for discussion. I think Sebastian made the |
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right call here. |
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Cheers, |
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Ben |