Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 15:18:31 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> Cc: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>, Jason Evans <jasone@canonware.com>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/handbook authors.sgml contrib.sgml Message-ID: <373358A7.496F3430@softweyr.com> References: <19990507161023.1B20B1F74@spinner.netplex.com.au>
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Peter Wemm wrote:
> "Daniel C. Sobral" wrote:
> > "Jordan K. Hubbard" wrote:
> > > (The Mystery Committer) wrote:
> > > > Uh, this is my first commit, and I have a bad feeling about the Attic par
> t
> > > > of the path... What did I do wrong?
> > >
> > > :-) It always happens on your first commit, don't sweat it. :)
> > >
> > > You committed to the old handbook, not Nik's new one. Where did you
> > > do this? "handbook" should point to the new module now unless you've
> > > had this thing checked out for a few weeks or something. :)
> >
> > Life is just not fair... I recall screwing up because I did the
> > reverse. :-)
>
> Well, actually, you've discovered the secret. This is the real initiation
> ritual.. We set the candidate committers up to have a screw-up and see if
> they have a thick enough skin to handle it gracefully. If they can, then
> the odds are they will be able to handle something tougher like an adverse
> bde review without taking it too personally. :-)
I live a charmed life: I didn't screw up until my second commit. I've always
been a good test-taker, though.
Welcome, Jason, I assume it was you who started this.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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