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by mfringel
4212 days ago
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"Politeness" is not a vestigial compile-time option, to be discarded in the pursuit of efficiency. Having a basic respect for another hacker's time on a project they're maintaining out of the goodness of their heart is what causes people to keep maintaining projects. |
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Especially since rudeness is a good way to get drama and nothing done. To paraphrase Neil Gaiman, maintainers are not your bitch. Treat them as courteously as you would like to be treated yourself.