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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Google's Summer of Code
From:       "Barry O'Donovan" <barry.odonovan () kdemail ! net>
Date:       2005-06-02 0:34:51
Message-ID: 200506020134.51289.barry.odonovan () kdemail ! net
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Aaron et al,

I think in general we are on the same page. Stephen used a very blunt 
tool (not that that is unusual!) but...

On Thu 02 Jun 2005 00:54, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> if brad is like many people i know, including myself, given the
> reaction i received i wouldn't be surprised to see a general "screw
> this, i'll go do something else" response. if not in words, then in
> actions. or rather, in lack of action in the future.

Following that line - if Brad is like most people I know who interact in 
on-line discussion forums and mailing lists, he will have been burned 
many times before. Just as I have and no doubt you too. But we all know 
that that is part and parcel of these things; you stick your head out 
and more often than not it gets chopped off! 

The difference between the people I know and the people you know (if you 
follow) is that they'll come back for more ;)

> remember as well that there are hundreds upon hundreds of people
> watching us on this list. 

Which is the reason which motivated me most to reply. I have CC'd people 
inadvisedly on e-mails in the past. I paid a price. Usually a public 
whipping on a LUG list. But I learnt. Brad will sit back and read these 
e-mails and he'll either say:

 - "Barry & Stephen are gobshites"
 - "Barry & Stephen are gobshitess but maybe they have a point. Next 
time I'll think about it more"

But - more importantly - so will everyone else on the list.

Now, this gobshite's hitting the sack,

Barry

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Regards,
Barry O'Donovan
http://www.barryodonovan.com/

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