From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 11027 invoked by alias); 12 Mar 2011 04:27:25 -0000 Received: (qmail 11005 invoked by uid 22791); 12 Mar 2011 04:27:24 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from nihxway5out.hub.nih.gov (HELO nihxway5out.hub.nih.gov) (128.231.90.113) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:27:17 +0000 X-IronPortListener: Outbound_SMTP X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgIBAFuFek2cKEdK/2dsb2JhbACYco1Nd6g4mUKFYgSFKYsL Received: from unknown (HELO NIHHTRC.nih.gov) ([156.40.71.74]) by nihxway5out.hub.nih.gov with ESMTP; 11 Mar 2011 23:27:15 -0500 Received: from NIHMLBX02.nih.gov ([156.40.71.32]) by NIHHTRC.nih.gov ([156.40.71.74]) with mapi; Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:27:15 -0500 From: "Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E]" To: "'cygwin-talk@cygwin.com'" Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:27:00 -0000 Subject: RE: snapshots revisited Message-ID: <0105D5C1E0353146B1B222348B0411A209DAA1007F@NIHMLBX02.nih.gov> References: <20110310080923.19244yp07upxphcz@messagerie.si.c-s.fr> <20110310091353.GU12899@calimero.vinschen.de> <20110310232423.GA3588@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <20110310232514.GA10198@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <20110311082012.GE7064@calimero.vinschen.de> <20110311152511.GB4645@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-talk-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-talk-owner@cygwin.com Reply-To: The Vulgar and Unprofessional Cygwin-Talk List Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-talk@cygwin.com X-SW-Source: 2011-q1/txt/msg00024.txt.bz2 David Eisner sent the following at Friday, March 11, 2011 11:13 AM >Here's my theory. Chris was making a snarky comment I don't know about anyone else, but I'll share how Chris's "style" affects me. I don't want to be the target of his (or anyone else's) ire. Therefore, before hitting send, I carefully and critically review my email to make sure that it is polite, respectful, unpresumptuous, and thankful. That is something that everyone should do anyway, but Chris adds an incentive. Think about it. Every request is wrapped around a complaint. "Please pass the water." ("Why are you keeping the water over there where I can't @#$%^ get it!") So when people make an effort to avoid triggering a reaction from Chris, the overall tone of the list improves. And when they don't, they shouldn't complain about something that could have easily been avoided. (However, I admit that appreciation of Chris's style is an acquired taste.) >Corrina is polite to list members in general, which is >appreciated.) Look at it this way. Averaging Corinna's constant politeness with Chris's curmudgeonliness yields a pleasant ambiance. And if reading some snarky retorts is the price one pays for getting free help with a great product (also free), we still are getting a bargain. If one wants support provided by Corinna and not Chris, I suspect that arrangements can be made with Red Hat. :-) - Barry Disclaimer: Statements made herein are not made on behalf of NIAID.