From: Rainer M Krug <r.m.krug@gmail.com>
To: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com>,
Jonathan Leech-Pepin <jonathan.leechpepin@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Offer for taking over maintainership
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:22:49 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <511CACE9.3030000@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87vc9v1jih.fsf@gmail.com>
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On 14/02/13 07:45, Jambunathan K wrote:
>
> (Discussion is meta. So bear with my amateurish excursions.)
>
> Some times the best question to ask is NOT "What I stand to gain?" but "What I/We stand to
> lose?". Are the overheads worth it in the long run?
Yes - we want to know - tell us and don't talk in riddles.
Try to convince us, or hold forever your peace. Unless you can convince me / us that you would be
a better maintainer, Bastien has my full support.
And please - let us go back to the useful community org was.
Cheers,
Rainer
>
> Everyone wants to gain all the time without losing anything. I call that interesting.
>
> Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> You seem to stand out in the mob. So some personal hugs from side.
>>
>>>> Offer closes in 7 days. Only pre-condition will be that Org-8.0 and subsequent releases
>>>> happen under my supervision.
>>>>
>>> Is there something in particular about the forthcoming 8.0 that you would want done
>>> differently from how it currently is being done? Considering Bastien's current plan is to
>>> push towards releasing it in the near future.
>>
>> I wish more people ask an open-ended question rather than sit in judgement seat. Trial by
>> jury is always interesting. (There is also an interesting movie I have seen on this topic,
>> decades ago.)
>>
>>> I appreciate the org-odt exporter, I haven't had much use for it but what I have had to use
>>> it for it worked perfectly. However your attitude in the past has often struck me as
>>> abrasive or argumentative when there was little to no reason for it. Either there's some
>>> underlying reason for your apparent dislike for Bastien and his approach to maintaining
>>> Org, or some argument in the past that I am not aware of.
>>
>> Why would most people think that I am a moron. The last line is exemplary of what the jury
>> and the judge should mull about.
>>
>> ps-1: I refuse to answer your questions. The debate and offer is on my terms if people don't
>> understand it.
>>
>> ps-2: I am calling everyone's bluff, if you haven't realized it already. (Believe me, I am
>> not acting like a smart donkey here.)
>>
>> ps-3: An extra and a proven hand helps particularly in volunteer driven efforts. My palm
>> could be stinking? Does that mean my code stinks. Most people would rather talk, than look,
>> think, ask or do?
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-02-14 9:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 50+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-02-13 18:08 Offer for taking over maintainership Jambunathan K
2013-02-13 19:01 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-13 20:45 ` John Wiegley
2013-02-13 21:31 ` Allen S. Rout
2013-02-13 21:41 ` Russell Adams
2013-02-14 0:11 ` Scott Randby
2013-02-14 9:09 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-13 22:03 ` Charles Philip Chan
2013-02-13 22:11 ` Yagnesh Raghava Yakkala
2013-02-14 8:55 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-14 9:53 ` Bastien
2013-02-14 9:55 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-14 9:59 ` Bastien
2013-02-14 10:25 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-13 22:18 ` Bastien
2013-02-14 9:18 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-14 9:38 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-14 9:54 ` Glyn Millington
2013-02-14 10:35 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-14 0:06 ` François Pinard
2013-02-14 8:38 ` Ramon Diaz-Uriarte
2013-02-14 10:37 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-14 16:31 ` François Pinard
2013-02-14 23:28 ` Carsten Dominik
2013-02-15 3:23 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-15 4:11 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-14 1:12 ` Takaaki ISHIKAWA
[not found] ` <CAJcAo8ueOp8dDBwq+bEufZJ1kSZLpVxY36L7eKUt4QDwRH98zQ@mail.gmail.com>
2013-02-14 1:40 ` Fwd: " Samuel Wales
2013-02-14 9:22 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-14 1:16 ` Jonathan Leech-Pepin
2013-02-14 6:36 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-14 6:45 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-14 9:22 ` Rainer M Krug [this message]
2013-02-14 9:50 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-14 9:53 ` Rainer M Krug
2013-02-14 7:37 ` Bastien
2013-02-14 10:12 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-14 10:54 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-14 16:07 ` François Pinard
2013-02-14 7:59 ` David Rogers
2013-02-14 10:40 ` Nicolas Richard
2013-02-14 11:37 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-14 11:41 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-14 11:57 ` Detlef Steuer
2013-02-14 13:26 ` Julian Burgos
2013-02-14 13:39 ` Jambunathan K
2013-02-14 11:54 ` Jambunathan K
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2013-02-14 15:36 Jose E. Marchesi
2013-02-14 15:41 ` Allen S. Rout
2013-02-14 17:38 ` Jambunathan K
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