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"Basically, the Ruby community decided that if his wish was to be gone, we'd respect that wish." You make it sound as if there were a single monolithic Ruby co
by jamesbritt 17y ago
"Basically, the Ruby community decided that if his wish was to be gone, we'd respect that wish."
You make it sound as if there were a single monolithic Ruby community where some sort of consensus gets reached on things. That's completely imaginary.
Seems more like some folks, most most, who happen to be vocal in certain circles, decided to not try to dig shit up. But that's a reflection of those people, not _The_ Ruby Community.
- steveklabnik 17y agoEvery community has subfactions; no community has a hivemind. But, like when you say, the most vocal people all agree, and there's no large dissenting voice, I feel comfortable saying 'the community.'