Re: [fluid-dev] FS2.0 proposal

[Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas]

Josh Green wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I didn't feel that Max's input was particularly arrogant or disdainful.
> It was some strong criticism but it seemed to be rather constructive as
> well.  There are indeed many shortcomings of FluidSynth and the project
> hasn't really been all that active since I took over maintainership of
> it.  Its a bit difficult to tell the tone of an email, since you don't
> see the person's expressions as they write.  Language barriers and other
> cultural differences add to the complexity of that.
>
> Lets take Max's input and comments and do what we can to improve
> things :)
>
> Best regards,
>       Josh

I agree with the language complexities. English is not my native language.

His first message had some valid complains, and a false assumption deduced 
from the observation that the CLI program doesn't exit when a MIDI song has 
finished. I've tried to answer politely pointing to the mistake, being  
rewarded with something I call arrogance. Maybe it is not the best word?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrogance

Regards,
Pedro

> On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 19:57 +0100, Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas wrote:
> > Max Kellermann wrote:
> > > I have not insulted anybody, I have not attacked anybody personally.
> > > Which you did ("spitted some bullshit").  Let's keep this discussion
> > > on a technical level, don't yield to personal criticism.
> >
> > OK. I have been harsh and rude with you. Sorry about that. Please accept
> > my apologies.
> >
> > I hope, accordingly, that you would like to apologize for the tone of
> > disdain and arrogance of your first message, and recognize your mistakes.
> > In that case we can keep the discussion on a technical level. Otherwise,
> > this would be my last word on the matter.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Pedro