On Wednesday 26 May 2010, Tom Horsley wrote: >On Wed, 26 May 2010 14:56:31 -0400 > >Máirín Duffy wrote: >> There were multiple blog posts on the redesign posted to Planet Fedora >> [1] (and syndicated to many other Linux & open source-related blog >> planets) over a period of several months, as well as mentioned on Fedora >> Weekly News [2], discussed on the Fedora websites mailing list, >> logistics mailing list, and design mailing list. > >But not, of course, on the fedora users list I guess, the list where >the folks who are actually going to use this stuff hang out. > +10 >The Vogons had their plans for the destruction of Earth on file in the >galactic office on Alpha-Centauri too :-). ;-) > >> I appreciate your effort in trying to participate, but I hope you can >> see how your feedback would easily be interpreted as non-constructive >> and inflammatory. Especially when I gave you an example link to where >> the design was posted last fall, and you reply that you wouldn't have >> bothered to look at it. It makes it seem as if you are not really >> interested in helping, only complaining. > >If Ford gave me an opportunity to look at their plans for redesigned >controls in their new line of cars, I wouldn't bother to look at that >either because I wouldn't think they would be idiotic enough to remove >the brake pedal since, after all, the car will stop anyway when it >hits something :-). > >Complaining after the fact is the only possible response available >when something you couldn't imagine happening in your wildest dreams >is foisted on you. You can't spend 24 hours a day trying to guess >what cliques of developers are off planning the next disaster so >you can attempt to constructively participate ahead of time and >head them off. > +100 -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Give me a fish and I will eat today. Teach me to fish and I will eat forever. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
