For what it is worth, I have said this elsewhere but I can repeat it here: the recent Linux discussion style examples are bad. When an aggressive communication style is taken into use — particularly if used by prominent members — the communication effort turns into heat and anger. Real information (if any) is lost, no learning can happen, people start to be afraid to take up issues, and for what? To score points? To follow an established style? I think communities in open source and standards world have better things to do. Like continue to build better operating systems and Internet protocols. I don’t think we have the kind of style in the IETF that was used in the example, but we of course have problems. Let me be the first one to confess to many sins, starting from expressing far too sharp criticism, instead of working together to increase my and other people’s understanding of a topic. But I’m probably not the only one. Please take a moment to consider how you communicate. Jari
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