On Sat, Jul 08, 2023 at 11:02:49AM -0400, Theodore Ts'o wrote: > On Sat, Jul 08, 2023 at 12:31:36AM -0400, Kent Overstreet wrote: > > > > I've long thought a more useful CoC would start with "always try to > > continue the technical conversation in good faith, always try to build > > off of what other people are saying; don't shut people down". > > Kent, with all due respect, do you not always follow your suggested > formulation that you've stated above. That is to say, you do not > always assume that your conversational partner is trying to raise > objections in good faith. Ted, how do you have a technical conversation with someone who refuses to say anything concrete, even when you ask them to elaborate on their objections, and instead just repeats the same vague non-answers? > You also want to assume that you are the smartest person in the room, > and if they object, they are Obviously Wrong. Ok, now you're really reaching. Anyone who's actually worked with me can tell you I am quick to consider other people's point of view and quick to admit when I'm wrong. All I ask is the same courtesy.
