Thomas Molina writes:
> On Tue, 4 Apr 2000, Richard Gooch wrote:
>> But it's not consistent. I'm not asking for dogma. If it's not written
>> down somewhere (even if marked "in the opinion of the author"), then
>> every new FS^H^Hpiece of code has to survive a trial by flamewar. And
>> inevitably, the same old ground is covered each time. It's wasteful of
>> the time of the people flaming, and it makes linux-kernel more
>> voluminous, which leads to more people filtering it (or
>> unsubscribing).
>
> IMHO this flamage/trial by fire is a strength, not a weakness. Yes,
> each "new" idea generates the same/similar arguments. However, it is
> through the trial of the arguments that the ideas are tested and
> retested to see if they are valid.
Trial by fire excludes some very important parts of the world.
There is a cultural issue here. Consider world population and
economic strength, then notice a really major country from which
there are seldom any linux-kernel posts. (no, English is not the
most serious problem - many can write it well enough)
Yes, really, there are places where flaming isn't accepted.
Not that I have an answer though, and don't bother asking me to
single out the place that comes to mind.
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