> I'm saddened to have to post this. After submitting a bug report (complete > with source code fix) about rsync, I've now been flamed by various members > of the list for having a disclaimer at the bottom of my e-mails. The flames > I received were thoroughly sarcastic and accusatory, and suggested that I > should not post to the list. > > At my place of work, access to free e-mail websites is blocked, so the only > e-mail I can send is via my official account. This adds the disclaimer you > see at the bottom. I can't prevent that. You can ignore it very easily, and > delete this message if the disclaimer offends you. No, I don't mention you > by name but yes, you are an intended recipient of the message. > > After receiving this abuse from list members, I'm unlikely to contribute > anything further to cygwin, and will not report further bugs. If this is the > behaviour the cygwin developers wish to encourage, you need to do nothing > further. If you think it's a shame, please encourage the list members to > read up on advocacy. This is exactly the reason that open source is having a > hard time being adopted widely by the commercial world. > > My apologies if the disclaimer in this message has caused you any anguish. > Any trolling replies will be deleted. Anyone with serious comments is > encouraged to reply to this address, since as you may have guessed I'm not > subscribed to the list.
David, I don't think that it was necessarily aimed at you rather your disclaimer ;-) I know how you feel, I'm just one of the lucky ones that happens to run our mailgate and can add a simple '!ND' at the end of my message to get the disclaimer withheld. Please don't let this offend you or your patches :-) Regards, Elfyn McBratney [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.exposure.org.uk -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
