Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 11:04:33 -0400 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Thomas Zander <thomas.e.zander@googlemail.com> Cc: FreeBSD - Ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: for Thomas E. Zander, mplayer maintainer. Message-ID: <20070809150433.GB2431@rot26.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <786602c60708090759u5278715ct4492254dcfb7f0a5@mail.gmail.com> References: <46B64819.5080606@FreeBSD.org> <20070805220156.GA25122@rot26.obsecurity.org> <786602c60708090659w6ecf14f6y9ef4b8e55eea17c8@mail.gmail.com> <20070809141339.GA1383@rot26.obsecurity.org> <786602c60708090759u5278715ct4492254dcfb7f0a5@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 10:59:49PM +0800, Thomas Zander wrote: > On 09/08/07, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote: > > Try to imagine the situation if it was reversed. Suppose you were > > trying to send email about a problem or suggested improvement to > > someone in the project, but that person bounced your mail with a > > sweeping generalization like "Rejected: too many germans are spammers > > and you might be one too". How would that make you feel? > > Probably it would feel very similar to submitting a patch for an open > problem that is flawlessly picked up by whatever bug reporting system > $project is currently using and then nobody is taking care of it for > several years? > Or does it feel similar like getting mails saying "Your port is crap. Fix it!"? > Don't patrionise me. I did not intend for something like this to happen. > > > I trust you'll take steps to restore the ability of our russian users > > (and other groups who may be filtered in bulk by your mail server) to > > contact you by email. > > Sure. But I also would have done it without your explicit, additional, > and frankly somewhat arrogant looking comment. Sergey's mail would > have been completely sufficient. Excellent, glad to hear it. Kris
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