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  • You seem to be pissed off because I rejected a badly-written patch of yours about a pointless new keyword, and now you're going at war. What's your point in spreading all this FUD really ? Bring Perl 5 to an end ? Make me quit P5P ?

    And seriously are you really believing all this nonsense you're writing about releasing ?

    • Thank you for finally responding directly to me.

      You seem to be pissed off...

      I'm not angry. I'm sad.

      ... because I rejected a badly-written patch of yours about a pointless new keyword....

      Even after all of the complaints about people who talk more than they code, I don't expect standing ovations for producing code, but I would appreciate at least an acknowledgement that I did something about it.

      This is the first time (to my knowledge) you've made any comment about the implementation of the patch. If you

      • Lies and plain lies. I already commented on your patch on P5P. Several [mpe.mpg.de] times [mpe.mpg.de]. But you probably choose to ignore any opinion that's not in line with your ideology?

        There is a plan for 5.12, see for example here [mpe.mpg.de] which is a recent statement of intention. Concerning fixing release dates, I consider that pointless [blogspot.com] and I don't understand why you think release dates matter.

        Also, I don't like at all the way you systemically mischaracterise 5.10 by spreading FUD -- yes, I'm using the word again -- about how it would be necessary to "use feature" whenever one wants to use the 5.10 novelties. Here's a reply from me to one of such mischaracterisations on P5P [mpe.mpg.de].

        Sorry, but I can't take you seriously anymore;
        what is sad, is that less experienced users do. And this causes a lot of damage to the Perl community.

        • gnore any opinion that's not in line with your ideology?

          There is a plan for 5.12, see for example here [mpe.mpg.de] which is a recent statement of intention.

          A "statement of intention" is not a "release plan".

          Concerning fixing release dates, I consider that pointless [blogspot.com] and I don't understand why you think release dates matter.

          Can you honestly say that the overly long release date have helped Perl? I think not but I would like to hear why you think it hasn't.

          Sorry, but I can't take you seriously anymore

          That is really sad. You are now dismissing him so that anything he says, whether good or bad, you don't have to worry about. I am glad we as Perlers are easily dismissive. That sure helps the dialog.

        • But you probably choose to ignore any opinion that's not in line with your ideology?

          I chose the word implementation deliberately, Rafael. I'm a careful writer. You're a careful reader.

          I don't like at all the way you systemically mischaracterise 5.10 by spreading FUD...

          The quote in the linked message was an analogy. To my recollection, I have never suggested that all new features in Perl 5 require use feature, only that some new features do. As I have written many times, my concern is that this is th

        • Raphael, I've been a long-time reader of both your blogs and chromatic's. You seem to basically characterize anyone who agrees with chromatic as 'less experienced'. That's a bit insulting. You can count me as one of your former readers now. And that makes me more sad than angry.

          • Being less experienced in technical and open source project management issues than Rafael is a very broad statement and certainly not an insult. I consider myself part of that group yet I've been around longer than most.

            • It's one thing to present it like it's a fact (I'm in the same group as you, actually more so). However, it's quite another to use it as a defense of one's tenuous arguments, and as a way of disregarding the opposing view. To me, painting everyone who agrees with chromatic as such falls into the latter, and indicates the person making the argument is unwilling to listen and unreasonable to deal with.

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