<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"><html><head><meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></head><body ><div style='font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;'><br><div class="zmail_extra"><div id="1"><br><b>Stephen J. Turnbull <stephen@xemacs.org></b> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid #0000FF;padding-left: 6px; margin: 0 0 0 5px"> >> Hypothetically speaking, I'd wager that someone writing an <br> >> industrial strength concurrent garbage collector is *far more <br> >> likely* to share Antoine's attitude. <br> <br>> I hope not. It's one thing to wish that one can be surrounded by <br>> peers with compatible workflows. It's another to address those who <br>> aren't one's peers with words like "keep up the good work, it's people <br>> like you that make this a repulsive place to be." (That may not be an <br>> exact quote but it's in the same spirit.) <br><br>Sorry, that amounts to twisting my words. An attitude is a general way of<br>approaching things and I meant it in a positive way.<br><br>I haven't read the flame you're alluding to, but an occasional flame is NOT<br>the defining characteristic of a person.<br><br>On the contrary, on the bug-tracker Antoine has been most helpful,<br>responsive and welcoming towards newcomers.<br><br><br>It would be a great loss if he really stops and I hope he'll reconsider.<br><br><br>Stefan Krah<br></blockquote></div><br><br><br><br></div></body></html>