On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 8:02 PM, Charles R Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > Fernando, I'm not checking credentials, I'm curious.
Well, at least I think that an inquisitive query about someone's background, phrased like that, can be very easily misread. I can only speak for myself, but I immediately had the impression that you were indeed trying to validate his background as a proxy for the discussion, and suggesting that others had the same curiosity... Had the question been something more like "Hey Nathaniel, what other projects do you think could inform our current view, maybe from stuff you've done in the past or lists you've lurked on?", I would have a very different reaction. But this sentence: """ I admit to a certain curiosity about your own involvement in FOSS projects, and I know I'm not alone in this. """ definitely reads to me with a rather dark and unpleasant angle. Upon rereading it again now, I still don't like the tone. I trust you when you indicate that your intent was different; perhaps it's a matter of phrasing, or the fact that English is not my native language and I may miss subtleties of native speakers. Cheers, f _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list [email protected] http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
