[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH][TRIVIAL] Few cosmetics to x11_common

[Uoti Urpala]

On Fri, 2009-11-06 at 14:39 +0100, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 07:15:55AM +0200, Uoti Urpala wrote:
> > On Tue, 2009-11-03 at 19:44 -0300, Reynaldo H. Verdejo Pinochet wrote:
> > > Reimar Döffinger wrote
> > > > 
> > > > I.e. split it into setup of "helper data", the cursor (our real
> > > > goal) creation and setting, and freeing the "helper data".
> > > > But this is of course a bikeshed issue...
> > > 
> > > Not at all. I have no bike and no much paint left neither. I

[part of quote missing]

> > > will see through your suggestions see if I can craft something
> > > out.
> > 
> > I think it's be better if you just stop posting and let the thread die.
> > Anyone actually working on the file can easily clean up these things.
> > Your changes may in principle be positive, but they're too unimportant
> > to have mailing list threads or discussions about. If you don't have
> > anything more significant to contribute then it's better not to attempt
> > contributing anything; such trivial token contributions create a lot
> > more overhead than they have benefit.

You're misquoting my mail. If you think the whole context isn't
necessary then quote less; but if you're criticizing a mail then don't
modify the quoted part in a way that makes the contents of the original
message look different from what they really were.


> The thread subject makes it easy enough to ignore for you, so just
> ignore it.  If others want to read it, let them.

That doesn't make it harmless. Having people post patches for a few
random cosmetics is not beneficial.


> I'm getting good at ignoring rude remarks, but not everybody else is.

I was making the point in my mail quite seriously. (I at least interpret
"rude remark" to mean you are not only complaining about the tone of my
post, but are also implying it was a random insult with no serious
content.)

> So if you feel the need to make such a point, make it in private or just
> let it go.  Clearly, a more efficient use of your time is to skip such
> remarks completely.

I think it was a point worth making. Replying to your mail is more in
the "questionable use of time" territory.