[LLVMdev] Flamewars!

[Chris Lattner]

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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