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 : )<br><br>-Chris<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Chris Lattner <<a href="mailto:sabre@nondot.org">sabre@nondot.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Wow, I think that was the first really potent flamewar we've had on<br>
llvmdev. Looking on the positive side, I think this shows that the llvm<br>
community is growing and drawing interest from new people with new<br>
perspectives. This is a good thing.<br>
<br>
I want to thank everyone who was courteous in their response. As others<br>
have said, it is really important to be polite and try to be<br>
understanding, particularly on widely read mailing lists. Sometimes it is<br>
hard to understand what someone means or what perspective they are coming<br>
from. I don't think the occasional flamewar is disasterous to the<br>
community, but we want to encourage a helpful and friendly atmosphere.<br>
<br>
Finally, we want to encourage people to speak up if they have a question<br>
or a problem. llvmdev currently has 637 subscribers, and probably a large<br>
number more that read through gmane and other aggregation services. If<br>
you have a question, feel free to ask. When asking about something,<br>
phrasing it positively is good, as is sticking to specific technical<br>
questions. Being argumentative is not generally useful, particularly if<br>
you are new to the community.<br>
<br>
-Chris<br>
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