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Code, conflict, and conduct

Code, conflict, and conduct

Posted Sep 19, 2018 9:01 UTC (Wed) by jpfrancois (subscriber, #65948)
Parent article: Code, conflict, and conduct

Linus mail is worth reading. It is a proof that you can convey your meaning, in a no bullshit manner, without having to be rude. Being polite doesn't edulcorate what you have to say.
You can be prefectly frank and to the point AND act in a benevolent manner. There is no such thing as "ear candy".
But the opposite is quite true, adding bad words or presonnal attack will just hide what you truly have to say.

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Code, conflict, and conduct

Posted Sep 20, 2018 12:46 UTC (Thu) by smitty_one_each (subscriber, #28989) [Link]

Thanks for "edulcorate": "make (something) more acceptable or palatable".

Linus now enters a behavior modification loop.

Hopefully this loop terminates, instead of having an infinite "you haven't been swell enough" condition.

We sometimes seem beset with trolls going short on society, or something.


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