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That whole thing with the docker developer smugly wearing a name badge with 'I reject red hat patches' was just sad.

cpuguy83 10y ago
This isn't even true. The badge, which was a joke btw, said "I say no to systemd specific PRs."
veidr 10y ago
That's a funny comment, because you are "taking liberties with facts" exactly as lamented by shykes above. You start with a grain of truth — something that actually happened in reality. In this case, it was a joke protesting systemd hegemony. Perhaps you thought that joke was in poor taste. But lets leave that aside for now. So you start with an actual fact. Then, you exaggerate/falsify it, changing the details pretty wildly, and present this story of something that supposedly happened. In fact, nothing like that happened... but it sort of feels like something that might have happened. It vaguely resembles the actual event that did happen (in that, a Docker employee did wear a badge with an opinionated phrase on it at a conference). The key thing, though, is that what you describe is completely and utterly different from the thing that actually happened in reality world[1]. You might not even be the person who changed the details to make the story more compelling (and false). Maybe you got this information from a post shared on Facebook, or from an email forwarded by your uncle. Either way, though, the impact of your comment is to pollute the body of discussion and degrade the collective understanding of this topic. (If this process feels familiar, it's because it is exactly the process that eventually caused the failure of the American democracy... just at a much smaller scale). Personally I don't have any stake in the Docker/RedHat relationship and I don't care about it. I only looked up what actually happened[1] because the idea of a Docker employee wearing an official badge that says "I reject red hat patches" seemed so unlikely to have occurred that it sent my bullshitometer into the red. Suggestion: when something smells like bullshit, don't eat it without conducting a bit of research. [1]: https://www.facebook.com/hackerspace.budapest/photos/a.407034809350059.105001.360688243984716/975141302539404/?type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/hackerspace.budapest/photos/a.40703...
- otterley 10y ago
  That badge seems pretty unprofessional to me. I would discipline my employees for that sort of behavior, especially if it occurred at my own conference.
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  - dsacco 10y ago
    Meh...I wouldn't. It's definitely an ingroup-humor signaling thing, but I find it hard to believe that someone would read that and seriously get offended unless they're being self-righteous.
  - veidr 10y ago
    Well, I don't disagree. If I were in charge at Docker, I would be embarrassed and very annoyed by that badge. But not nearly as furious as I'd be had it actually read "I reject red hat patches" as claimed above.

This isn't even true. The badge, which was a joke btw, said "I say no to systemd specific PRs."

veidr 10y ago

That's a funny comment, because you are "taking liberties with facts" exactly as lamented by shykes above. You start with a grain of truth — something that actually happened in reality. In this case, it was a joke protesting systemd hegemony. Perhaps you thought that joke was in poor taste. But lets leave that aside for now. So you start with an actual fact. Then, you exaggerate/falsify it, changing the details pretty wildly, and present this story of something that supposedly happened. In fact, nothing like that happened... but it sort of feels like something that might have happened. It vaguely resembles the actual event that did happen (in that, a Docker employee did wear a badge with an opinionated phrase on it at a conference). The key thing, though, is that what you describe is completely and utterly different from the thing that actually happened in reality world[1]. You might not even be the person who changed the details to make the story more compelling (and false). Maybe you got this information from a post shared on Facebook, or from an email forwarded by your uncle. Either way, though, the impact of your comment is to pollute the body of discussion and degrade the collective understanding of this topic. (If this process feels familiar, it's because it is exactly the process that eventually caused the failure of the American democracy... just at a much smaller scale). Personally I don't have any stake in the Docker/RedHat relationship and I don't care about it. I only looked up what actually happened[1] because the idea of a Docker employee wearing an official badge that says "I reject red hat patches" seemed so unlikely to have occurred that it sent my bullshitometer into the red. Suggestion: when something smells like bullshit, don't eat it without conducting a bit of research. [1]: https://www.facebook.com/hackerspace.budapest/photos/a.407034809350059.105001.360688243984716/975141302539404/?type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/hackerspace.budapest/photos/a.40703...

otterley 10y ago
That badge seems pretty unprofessional to me. I would discipline my employees for that sort of behavior, especially if it occurred at my own conference.
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- dsacco 10y ago
  Meh...I wouldn't. It's definitely an ingroup-humor signaling thing, but I find it hard to believe that someone would read that and seriously get offended unless they're being self-righteous.
- veidr 10y ago
  Well, I don't disagree. If I were in charge at Docker, I would be embarrassed and very annoyed by that badge. But not nearly as furious as I'd be had it actually read "I reject red hat patches" as claimed above.