Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] SRC_URI behaviour

[Rich Freeman <rich0@gentoo.org>]

On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 8:14 AM, Diego Elio Pettenò
<flameeyes@flameeyes.eu> wrote:
> It's just not going to happen as long as I got CVS access, it's not a threat
> or a grandstanding, it's a simple boolean logic statement.

That IS grandstanding.  I'm not saying I disagree with the position
you advocate, but saying "do it my way or I'll quit" is basically
saying that reasoning besides the community has to add to the balance
of the choice their desire to have your contributions.

At work just about every boss I have had any respect for would have
fired me on the spot for making such a statement and not retracting it
(regardless of whether they ended up making the decision I was
advocating for).  They'd have been right to do so - the cost to an
organization of tolerating such behavior is higher than the benefits
any individual can offer.

It is possible to agree with your argument and fault your
communication style at the same time.

Rich