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I know RMS is a special case but it annoys me when people say/act as if they're too busy to properly respond. One of my favorite people in Microsoft is Ray Ozz
by sriramk 16y ago
I know RMS is a special case but it annoys me when people say/act as if they're too busy to properly respond.
One of my favorite people in Microsoft is Ray Ozzie. Every single time I've mailed him, I've gotten a long, thoughtful reply. He is probably the best email handler I've seen.
BillG is pretty good at email and sending you prompt replies.
- jpablo 16y agoI'll say giving a thoughtful reply to every random person that emails you is not really the best use of time. Sure, it's great for you to get an answer and kudoz for the people who really have the time to do that.
- xenophanes 16y agoIt depends on the type of email. In general, when I give people thoughtful replies I learn something. But I can see this wouldn't be true for some categories of email.
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- masklinn 16y ago> I know RMS is a special case but it annoys me when people say/act as if they're too busy to properly respond. As far as I know, RMS does properly respond. He simply tends to be as terse as possible. Some people mistake it for rudeness.