[MPlayer-users] firewalls needed :)

[D J Hawkey Jr]

OK, I guess at least one project member is interested in my comments, so
I'll enjoin to indulge him.

On Dec 19, at 07:39 PM, Gabucino wrote:
> 
> > > >        [SNIP of denial and/or irrelevant comments]
> 
> I just wanted to know exactly what are the bad things that need patched...

If your referring to what I snipped:

  - For openers, you're sneers at my reference to cultural differences,
    which I don't advocate to begin with (those that took offense seemed
    to have missed the "may be" and "If" in my sentence), but apologized
    for anyway - twice.
  - Four "Be exacts" from you where I would have thought my comments were
    either obvious in statement or context, or if you really had an interest,
    you would undertake to find out on your own. Seems like you advocate the
    latter often enough.
  - Irrelevant reply by you, to wit:
       > > > (like settting up GUI - why isn't there a configuration section?)
       > > A what? Where? How? Why?
       > 
       > Uh-huh. Right. Disavowing knowledge always helps.

       Learn how to read.

       --($:~/mplayer/src)-- ./configure --help | grep gui
         --enable-gui           enable GUI [disable]
    See below to finish this thought.

> > > Sure. I really should stop trying not-to-ban you.
> > 
> > Ban away. From both lists, for all I care.
> 
> Why the arrogance? This is not the mplayer-gabucino-suxx list. Patches
> (which you didn't send) should be posted to mplayer-dev-eng .
> If you want to chat about my (or any of us, developers) social problems,
> do it in private. This list is not for this topic.

Ho! And your comment didn't reek of arrogance, eh? Or perhaps you're a bit
confused about the English definition of "arrogance"? Mine wasn't arrogance,
mine was a statement of non-caring. You choose to focus on the one line,
not my whole comment. What say you to my whole comment?

I haven't submitted my patches because 1) I don't think I'm done yet,
2) I have many things going on, and haven't been able to get back to them,
and 3) They're pretty low in priority anyway, no?

I have no interest in your social problems beyond how it effects MPlayer's
and/or its developer's public perception. And that is fading fast, too,
as you don't seem to care a whit. Why therefore should I?

> > Here I sit with a bunch of patches to help out the GUI you deny exists,
> 
> Deny, huh? :)

Yes, "Deny, huh". From you, posted Wed, 19 Dec 2001 14:05:36 +0100, in
reply to Roger Fujii:

    > > (like settting up GUI - why isn't there a configuration section?)
    >
    > A what? Where? How? Why?

Isn't your reply a denial of the GUI's existence?

> > I'm outta here. Anyone that wants to reply to me, do so to my addy. I
> > won't be reading my MPlayer mail anymore, should it continue to arrive.
>
> You're still on the subscribers list...

And I'm surprised [that you haven't removed me].

Is it that you simply like to argue, or are your really listening, and
maybe even willing to acknowledge the general point from my original reply
to A'rpi's post, and do something about it?

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You tell me (and the list): What is it that one of us is missing, wherein
you feel totally justified in belittling the users, rather than replying
with a simple, curt (if not polite) answer, if bothering to reply at all?
It would save you the additional keystrokes, if nothing else, and would
likely do more to repair the collective reputation(s) than anything else.

Dave

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