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Re: Leaving the GNU Guix community
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Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
Re: Leaving the GNU Guix community |
Date: |
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:10:48 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.2 (gnu/linux) |
Hi Léo,
I’m sad you reached the conclusion that our inability to understand each
other cannot be overcome; perhaps you’re right, though I like to believe
there’s always a way forward. I hope we can meet each other again, in
Guix or other spaces in more favorable conditions, under less stress.
There’s a lot of food for thought in your message. I think it’s fair to
say that maintainers and in fact most contributors have been paying
attention to welcoming people regardless of their experience level; the
manual, although technical, also strives to assume little knowledge in
the field. We can certainly improve on both fronts, but at least this
is already a goal of the project.
You write that “the difference between the beginner and the experienced
is a construction”. I sympathize with your rejection of the
student-professor domination. However, I think newcomers can and should
benefit from guidance by the experienced; that’s the only way we can
truly blur the experienced/beginner distinction. As an “experienced”
person in this project, I consider it part of my work to help others. I
believe knowledge sharing can be achieved without it becoming a
domination relation. That is at least what I think most people here
strive for.
Thanks again for your contributions. I wish you the best for your
future endeavors. We will welcome you back whenever you feel we can
work together again.
Ludo’.