Re: [gentoo-dev] Little respect towards Daniel please

[Daniel Robbins]

Will,

I appreciate the spirit of what you posted, but I want to be clear
that I do not expect or request any special treatment, so I don't
agree with you.

We should *always* have some level of respect of gentoo-dev,
regardless of who we're talking to.

-Daniel

On 3/4/07, William L. Thomson Jr. <wltjr@g.o> wrote:
> I hope this does not generate many if any replies.
>
> Some might seen Daniel as a deserter, sell out for leaving much less
> going to work for M$, and so on. Granted while he was gone, many things
> have changed. I am sure he is trying to catch up on all that. I am also
> sure he is appreciative and thankful for all those who kept Gentoo going
> and moving forward in his absence.
>
> But let us all not forget that just like with Linus, without Daniel and
> his past efforts there would be no Gentoo. In that regard I think we all
> owe him a level of professional respect and politeness. Which we all
> also owe each other as well.
>
> Granted he like us all is human, and we all make mistakes. No one of use
> knows everything about all things, past, present, and future. I believe
> he has good intentions with his return to the project.
>
> I think to a certain extend we should follow his lead, because
> indirectly we already are. We are working on a project he started, under
> foundations, and other things that were mostly put into place by him.
>
> So I we can cut him some slack, and we should all have some level of
> respect, at least in public, towards the father, creator, and founder of
> Gentoo.
>
> IMHO, from a rather new dev ~7months. So please do not set me on fire or
> stake me.
>
> --
> William L. Thomson Jr.
> Gentoo/Java
>
>
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