Neal Gompa wrote: > On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 8:54 AM, Matthew Miller > <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 08:25:22AM -0400, Neal Gompa wrote: >>> This is a stupid idea because it introduces "magic" into picking the >>> type of thing installed. It also goes against how we typically do >> >> Neal, this idea is the idea of other Fedora contributors who have put a >> lot of thought into it. Please refrain from childish language like >> "stupid". I'm not saying that this is "offensive" or anything, but I >> hope for a higher level of discourse in Fedora. There's no need for >> insults. You have a technical argument; please stick to that. >> > > I've already turned down my feelings about it several notches. But at > least you noticed what I said by the words I chose. That's was the > whole point. > > I'm going to be blunt about how I feel about it and present my > technical argument. Being purely technical tends to lead to being > ignored. You noticed because I didn't do that. I agree with Matthew on this one. You got noticed, yes, but for *very* much the wrong reasons... which may backfire in the long run: your non- inflamatory/technical feedback will indeed have higher risk of not being considered seriously. -- Rex _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx