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On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 8:14 AM, Diego Elio Pettenò |
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<flameeyes@×××××××××.eu> wrote: |
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> It's just not going to happen as long as I got CVS access, it's not a threat |
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> or a grandstanding, it's a simple boolean logic statement. |
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That IS grandstanding. I'm not saying I disagree with the position |
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you advocate, but saying "do it my way or I'll quit" is basically |
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saying that reasoning besides the community has to add to the balance |
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of the choice their desire to have your contributions. |
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At work just about every boss I have had any respect for would have |
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fired me on the spot for making such a statement and not retracting it |
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(regardless of whether they ended up making the decision I was |
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advocating for). They'd have been right to do so - the cost to an |
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organization of tolerating such behavior is higher than the benefits |
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any individual can offer. |
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It is possible to agree with your argument and fault your |
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communication style at the same time. |
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Rich |
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