Give me a break

Tom S h3r3tic at remove.mat.uni.torun.pl
Mon Jun 29 13:15:37 PDT 2009


Yigal Chripun wrote:
> MIURA Masahiro wrote:
>> Yigal Chripun wrote:
>>> do not tell other people what to think and what to write. this is not 
>>> china and you are not the great firewall.
>>> grow up.
>> Apparently you don't share Jarrett's consciousness of the problem
>> that more important issues are left undiscussed.
>> Freedom may be paramount, but I'm not sure if D's situation would
>> improve just by letting people write what they want to.
>>
>> I don't have a clearcut answer.  Perhaps there should be some kind
>> of soft leadership or orientation?
>>
>> (Reminds me of Guido van Rossum jokingly calling himself a kind of
>> dictator.  And his Python is a successful language.)
> 
> Your conclusion is false.
> I didn't share my opinion regarding Jarrett's "consciousness of the
> problem" at all. That's entirely your assumption.
> 
> If Jarrett sees some discussion topic being neglected than by all means
> he should voice his opinion.
> 
> there are two options here:
> positive option - "let's talk about subject X". <- this is productive.
> negative option - "you must stop discussing subject Y". <- this is not.
> 
> Jarrett chose the negative option for which I voiced my criticism, that
> is all.

http://www.jfbillingsley.com/blog/?p=53


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