[LLVMdev] Flamewars!

[Chris Stockton]

I've been on the list for a while and must say the conversations are
generally productive and informative. I've learned a bit just from reading.
A flame war is always inevitable at some point : )

-Chris

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Chris Lattner <sabre at nondot.org> wrote:

>
> Wow, I think that was the first really potent flamewar we've had on
> llvmdev.  Looking on the positive side, I think this shows that the llvm
> community is growing and drawing interest from new people with new
> perspectives.  This is a good thing.
>
> I want to thank everyone who was courteous in their response.  As others
> have said, it is really important to be polite and try to be
> understanding, particularly on widely read mailing lists.  Sometimes it is
> hard to understand what someone means or what perspective they are coming
> from.  I don't think the occasional flamewar is disasterous to the
> community, but we want to encourage a helpful and friendly atmosphere.
>
> Finally, we want to encourage people to speak up if they have a question
> or a problem.  llvmdev currently has 637 subscribers, and probably a large
> number more that read through gmane and other aggregation services.  If
> you have a question, feel free to ask.  When asking about something,
> phrasing it positively is good, as is sticking to specific technical
> questions.  Being argumentative is not generally useful, particularly if
> you are new to the community.
>
> -Chris
>
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