Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-commits] repo/gentoo:master commit in: eclass/

[Rich Freeman]

On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 8:23 PM, Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o> wrote:
> On Sunday, May 15, 2016 12:48:12 AM JST Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
>> On Sun, 15 May 2016 08:40:39 +0900
>>
>> Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o> wrote:
>> > Please enlighten me as to what was impolite here?  The strong
>> > language of "seriously" or definitively stating that the individual
>> > did not perform the necessary QA actions before committing?  Both of
>> > which are completely called for and appropriate.  No vulgarity,
>> > insults, or demeaning words were used. How would you have responded
>> > professionally?
>>
>> It's important to remember that Gentoo is run by volunteers. Expecting
>> a professional standard when it comes to the quality of commit
>> criticism is unfair.
>
> Applying that same rationale, it would be unfair to say that an undescribed
> level of professionalism in communication is required as well.  Nothing here
> violates the CoC.
>

If you're only able to behave in a professional manner if the
standards of professionalism are explicitly spelled out, I think
you're missing the point.

Ultimately it is an attitude.  When you point out a mistake make it
either about:
1.  Helping the person who made the mistake to improve because you
want to see them make better contributions (which they aren't going to
do if you drive them off).
2.  If you feel that somebody simply isn't going to cut it, then by
all means report them so that their commit access can be revoked.

Either of these has the potential to make Gentoo better.  Simply
posting flames isn't likely to change the behavior of people who need
#2, and it is likely to discourage people who need #1.  Either is
against all of our interests in making the distro we benefit from
better.

-- 
Rich