From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jambunathan K Subject: Re: Offer for taking over maintainership Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:15:10 +0530 Message-ID: <87vc9v1jih.fsf@gmail.com> References: <878v6s13yo.fsf@gmail.com> <87y5erqu4i.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:60871) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U5sZe-0003DE-Qs for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:45:42 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U5sZZ-0007Kk-Fm for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:45:38 -0500 Received: from mail-da0-f49.google.com ([209.85.210.49]:37737) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U5sZZ-0007K3-98 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:45:33 -0500 Received: by mail-da0-f49.google.com with SMTP id t11so946662daj.36 for ; Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:45:32 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87y5erqu4i.fsf@gmail.com> (Jambunathan K.'s message of "Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:06:45 +0530") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Jonathan Leech-Pepin Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org (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? Everyone wants to gain all the time without losing anything. I call that interesting. Jambunathan K 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? --