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Maybe it's cultural, but what was ridiculed was the project, not the person. Russians, for example, make a clear distinction between the two, so what the tweets
by dblock 14y ago
Maybe it's cultural, but what was ridiculed was the project, not the person. Russians, for example, make a clear distinction between the two, so what the tweets said didn't shock me somehow.
I can totally understand how one can take it personally and I definitely think the apologies were necessary. Even though I am Russian, I would certainly apologize profusely if I had offended anybody for whatever reason and would be sincerely sorry.
- mrgoldenbrown 14y agoThe person was ridiculed, FWIW: "...but I don't want to build my app on top of others' code who are at this level of understanding..." is insulting the person, not the project.
- dblock 14y agoI have to disagree, somewhat. It's about the person's skills (or lack thereof), not about the person. An insult to the person would be "you're ugly". I can totally see WHY someone can get offended, and I am not saying it's OK to say those things. But in my culture this would not be a problem because of what I said above.