Comments on: To stir or not to stir? http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/07/22/to-stir-or-not-to-stir/ Dave Neary's view of the world Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:50:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Troy Unrau http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/07/22/to-stir-or-not-to-stir/comment-page-1/#comment-1679 Troy Unrau Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:23:58 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/07/22/to-stir-or-not-to-stir/#comment-1679 After a fashion, I'm a little relieved to see that KDE isn't the only community that has to deal with shitty journalists... for a while I was getting concerned that we were some sort of magnet for crackpots but Sam has eased my fears a little by balancing the attack across the open source world. :P This "the other camp" thing is really the main issue. The KDE and Gnome teams get along well -- it's those that sit in the peanut gallery that get polarized into the "other camp" nonsense. Sadly, when these people have a soapbox to stand on, it produces people like Sam (or SJVN). Happy hacking folks (from a friend at KDE) After a fashion, I’m a little relieved to see that KDE isn’t the only community that has to deal with shitty journalists… for a while I was getting concerned that we were some sort of magnet for crackpots but Sam has eased my fears a little by balancing the attack across the open source world. :P

This “the other camp” thing is really the main issue. The KDE and Gnome teams get along well — it’s those that sit in the peanut gallery that get polarized into the “other camp” nonsense. Sadly, when these people have a soapbox to stand on, it produces people like Sam (or SJVN).

Happy hacking folks (from a friend at KDE)

]]> By: Sebastian Kuegler http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/07/22/to-stir-or-not-to-stir/comment-page-1/#comment-1678 Sebastian Kuegler Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:47:48 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/07/22/to-stir-or-not-to-stir/#comment-1678 It's a shame that more and more people who stand out in the Free Software community are becoming subject of those cheap shots. If for one enjoy reading your blog and emails, something I cannot particularly say about Sam's writings. Boy what a waste of time, or as someone else put it so eloquently: "Great Minds Discuss Ideas; Average Minds Discuss Events; Small Minds Discuss People." Keep up the good work, Dave! It’s a shame that more and more people who stand out in the Free Software community are becoming subject of those cheap shots.

If for one enjoy reading your blog and emails, something I cannot particularly say about Sam’s writings. Boy what a waste of time, or as someone else put it so eloquently:

“Great Minds Discuss Ideas; Average Minds Discuss Events; Small Minds Discuss People.”

Keep up the good work, Dave!

]]> By: Chris Sherlock http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/07/22/to-stir-or-not-to-stir/comment-page-1/#comment-1677 Chris Sherlock Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:13:41 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/07/22/to-stir-or-not-to-stir/#comment-1677 I wrote a comment on Sam's "editorial" that it was as interesting as reading an Oracle installation manual, but much less informative. What IS with that man? I wrote a comment on Sam’s “editorial” that it was as interesting as reading an Oracle installation manual, but much less informative.

What IS with that man?

]]> By: jamesh http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/07/22/to-stir-or-not-to-stir/comment-page-1/#comment-1676 jamesh Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:11:36 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/07/22/to-stir-or-not-to-stir/#comment-1676 Wow. He went from complaining about you insulting him to comparing you to the Taliban in a single article. That's pretty smooth. Wow. He went from complaining about you insulting him to comparing you to the Taliban in a single article. That’s pretty smooth.

]]> By: jdub http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/07/22/to-stir-or-not-to-stir/comment-page-1/#comment-1672 jdub Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:41:14 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/07/22/to-stir-or-not-to-stir/#comment-1672 Sadly it's very much a case of "don't feed the troll", but I've made (and still make) the same mistake with Sam on occasion. I think it's hilarious that he so hopelessly misunderstands the actual levers of motivation involved. Very few IT journalists in Australia have any respect for him (it's a tight little community, and he's a well known tool / plagiarist among other things). :-) Sadly it’s very much a case of “don’t feed the troll”, but I’ve made (and still make) the same mistake with Sam on occasion.

I think it’s hilarious that he so hopelessly misunderstands the actual levers of motivation involved.

Very few IT journalists in Australia have any respect for him (it’s a tight little community, and he’s a well known tool / plagiarist among other things).

:-)

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