Re: Offer for taking over maintainership

[Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com>]

(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 <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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