From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Hendy Subject: Re: [OT] Another way org-mode is different Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:04:39 -0500 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=42598 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Q2rhy-00011G-1J for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:04:43 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q2rhw-0000Pe-NW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:04:41 -0400 Received: from mail-bw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.214.41]:48396) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q2rhw-0000PU-Hd for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:04:40 -0400 Received: by bwz17 with SMTP id 17so532550bwz.0 for ; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:04:39 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Jeff Horn Cc: Org-mode ml On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 12:44 AM, Jeff Horn wrote: > See http://cl.ly/5TwV. > > The relevant quote: > "There=E2=80=99s no perceived value in open source for mentoring, > facilitation, disciplining of unruly users, training of newcomers or > non-technical users, etc., which are needed to support both designers > of any gender and women in any role." > > This is definitely not true of org-mode. I have had more extensive > interactions with the Erics, Carsten, and Bastien, but *everyone* on > this list has been helpful in learning not just org-mode, but emacs, > literate programming and research, figuring out git, and becoming a > contributor as well as a user. Seconded! Though... I don't really count myself as a contributor so much... though I hope to be one day! This group is truly fantastic, supportive, and I've just been blown away by the level of assistance, personal investment of time to figure things out, etc. On top of that, I consider a non-existent rate of "RTFM"s an extreme positive! What a dynamic project with an incredible rate of development and incorporation of user-requested features. Most open source projects really can't say that as far as I can tell. Thanks all, John > > Thanks. You're all my mentors. > > -- > Jeffrey Horn > http://www.failuretorefrain.com/jeff/ > >