[TriLUG] A sad comment on our culture

[Matt Whitlow via TriLUG]

I do agree that you shouldn't attack someone, however I probably see
attacking a person differently. Personally I have no problem calling
someone a F?cking idiot if they act like one, and have no problem being
called one if I mess up. To me that's not a personal attack it's a generic
response to someone mucking things up. However as I stated I am a blunt
person and enjoy that type of working environment.
On Oct 12, 2015 11:53 AM, "Matt Flyer via TriLUG" <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> I read this a little differently.  I agree that an environment that is
> harsh, brutal, and unforgiving, lowers the chance of bad code getting into
> the community.  Undoubtedly, this is an area where if one is going to play
> their skills should be on par.
>
> However, (this is where I read the article differently) the impression I
> got was that there is a difference between being harsh, brutal, and
> unforgiving in a technical aspect and an environment that supports and
> encourages attacking the person.  Furthermore, the blog gives the
> impression that certain "cults of personality" have developed followers
> that entourage this environment, which also seems to be the norm on most,
> non or lightly moderated, social websites.
>
>
> > While you make a good point about be more open about our policy, it
> seemed
> > her post was not about harassment, rather about the brutal comments, the
> > kernel development is known to be a harsh, brutal, and unforgiving
> > community but it lowers the chance of bad code getting into the community
> > when you aren't afraid to question someone's code. I am not saying it is
> a
> > good nor healthy environment but it works. And not everyone can work in
> > those conditions, for me that is a good work environment because that's
> > where my personality fits. For people who don't like confrontation it
> > isn't
> > the best place. I am sad to see a Kernel Developer leave, but I would
> > rather this be the reason than her being harassed or singled out.
>
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