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Re: Question for Gustavo and Sam: bringing back the fun



On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 03:57:13PM +0100, Pierre Habouzit wrote:

> > > Flamewars are actually fun, when done properly.

> > Mailing list are a tool. We want constructive and rewarding discussions.

>   Humour (of lack of) is a quality. Having some is very rewarding in the
> long term, as it allows us to keep some fun and motivation too. I'm
> tired of the self-importantness and excessive seriousness of people on
> the lists.

Many of us probably missed the humor because of the missing disclaimer
explaining "ha-ha, this was only a joke, I don't really think we should have
flamewars despite the fact that I'm frequently a rude jerk to others in the
project."

-- 
Steve Langasek                   Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS
Debian Developer                   to set it on, and I can move the world.
vorlon@debian.org                                   http://www.debian.org/



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