[lug] The changing Linux Community was Re: cp and rm

[Nate Duehr]

On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 02:18:16PM -0600, D. Stimits wrote:
> Nobody likes being constantly ragged on about something by someone who
> wants results for free. But in this case, as annoying as it is, some of
> the points by unknowing trolls point out flaws or areas that need
> improvement. It sucks when it is done in a way that rubs badly on the
> people doing the work, but in the end, not ignoring the complaints will
> improve things, it is the pain of accelerated evolution (FYI, I loved
> the cheesy David Duchovny movie, "Evolution").
> 
> Getting people to complain politely would be a better solution than
> asking those who know little about the subject to not complain.

Interesting point.  Gives me something to think about, although people
have traditionally proved harder to change than software.  :-)

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