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Re: [O] Offer for taking over maintainership
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Jambunathan K |
Subject: |
Re: [O] Offer for taking over maintainership |
Date: |
Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:15:10 +0530 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
(Discussion is meta. So bear with my amateurish excursions.)
Some times the best question to ask is NOT "What I stand to gain?" but
"What I/We stand to lose?". Are the overheads worth it in the long run?
Everyone wants to gain all the time without losing anything. I call
that interesting.
Jambunathan K <address@hidden> writes:
> You seem to stand out in the mob. So some personal hugs from side.
>
>>> Offer closes in 7 days. Only pre-condition will be that Org-8.0 and
>>> subsequent releases happen under my supervision.
>>>
>> Is there something in particular about the forthcoming 8.0 that you
>> would want done differently from how it currently is being done?
>> Considering Bastien's current plan is to push towards releasing it in
>> the near future.
>
> I wish more people ask an open-ended question rather than sit in
> judgement seat. Trial by jury is always interesting. (There is also an
> interesting movie I have seen on this topic, decades ago.)
>
>> I appreciate the org-odt exporter, I haven't had much use for it but
>> what I have had to use it for it worked perfectly. However your
>> attitude in the past has often struck me as abrasive or argumentative
>> when there was little to no reason for it. Either there's some
>> underlying reason for your apparent dislike for Bastien and his
>> approach to maintaining Org, or some argument in the past that I am
>> not aware of.
>
> Why would most people think that I am a moron. The last line is
> exemplary of what the jury and the judge should mull about.
>
> ps-1: I refuse to answer your questions. The debate and offer is on my
> terms if people don't understand it.
>
> ps-2: I am calling everyone's bluff, if you haven't realized it already.
> (Believe me, I am not acting like a smart donkey here.)
>
> ps-3: An extra and a proven hand helps particularly in volunteer driven
> efforts. My palm could be stinking? Does that mean my code
> stinks. Most people would rather talk, than look, think, ask or
> do?
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- Re: [O] Offer for taking over maintainership, (continued)
Re: [O] Offer for taking over maintainership, Takaaki ISHIKAWA, 2013/02/13
Re: [O] Offer for taking over maintainership, Jonathan Leech-Pepin, 2013/02/13
Re: [O] Offer for taking over maintainership, Bastien, 2013/02/14
Re: [O] Offer for taking over maintainership, David Rogers, 2013/02/14
Re: [O] Offer for taking over maintainership, Nicolas Richard, 2013/02/14