On 17 September 2015 at 14:37, Gerald B. Cox <gbcox@xxxxxx> wrote: > Well, you're skipping over my point... which as I stated was this: > > Bottom line, I really wish people would stop with the martyr routine. It > just comes across as a defensive deflection. If you're developing software > part of the responsibility is to be responsive to bug reports. Saying a > contribution is "just a hobby, subject to emotional whims" actually isn't > doing the project any favors. If anything, it would cause people to not > want to use it. Who wants to use something that is being maintained (or > not) depending on what side of the bed someone woke up on? > > I entirely get the fact that everyone should always be polite and respectful > - however, saying you're not going to fix something because your feelings > got hurt is simply ridiculous and immature. > Well, past a certain point it *is* professional. If you go into many places in this country (airports, hospitals, post offices) you'll see a sign somewhere saying staff shouldn't be subjected to abuse. If I have a choice of two things to work on and one involves someone who constantly calls me an idiot or worse my decision is simplified. -- imalone http://ibmalone.blogspot.co.uk _______________________________________________ kde mailing list kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/kde New to KDE4? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org
