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> Am I alone in reading the second para of https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/CodeOfConflict?id=b0bc65729070b9cb

by ithkuil 12y ago

> Am I alone in reading the second para of https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/CodeOfConflict?id=b0bc65729070b9cbdbb53ff042984a3c545a0e34 https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.... … as deeply fucked up? YOUR FEELINGS ARE UNACCEPTABLE. Wat. The document's second paragraph is: > If however, anyone feels personally abused [..] , that is not acceptable > If so, please contact [..] work to resolve the issue[..] I had to backtrack a couple of times before parsing the sentence, but it's absolutely clear to me that it means that it's the abuse that it's not acceptable, not the feeling of being abused! If not so, what is the Technical Advisory Board supposed to do? To fix you so you don't feel being abused? It seems to me that it takes quite a bit of prejudice to misparse someones sentences like that. Or is this some kind of joke I don't get?

protomyth 12y ago
> It seems to me that it takes quite a bit of prejudice to misparse someones sentences like that. Or is this some kind of joke I don't get? Its a fairly common way to discredit someone. You parse their words not for their intent but to push whatever viewpoint you have. Its made quite a bit easier that most people will only look at the tweet, quoted sentence, or sound bite. It works as you can seen from that twitter stream.
- Argorak 12y ago
  That's why, when setting up such a document for a project as big as the Linux Kernel, you get someone with writing skills and get extremely pedantic for a while. Simple and clear beats beauty here as well.
  - protomyth 12y ago
    I have a feeling that a beautifully written document would still have drawn criticism. If someone parsed the original to prove a point then nothing would be acceptable.
    - Argorak 12y ago
      I have explicitly stated that "beautiful" is not at all a goal. Clarity is.
      - protomyth 12y ago
        I have a feeling that a clearly written document would still have drawn criticism. If someone parsed the original to prove a point then nothing would be acceptable.

by ithkuil 12y ago

protomyth 12y ago

> It seems to me that it takes quite a bit of prejudice to misparse someones sentences like that. Or is this some kind of joke I don't get? Its a fairly common way to discredit someone. You parse their words not for their intent but to push whatever viewpoint you have. Its made quite a bit easier that most people will only look at the tweet, quoted sentence, or sound bite. It works as you can seen from that twitter stream.

Argorak 12y ago
That's why, when setting up such a document for a project as big as the Linux Kernel, you get someone with writing skills and get extremely pedantic for a while. Simple and clear beats beauty here as well.
- protomyth 12y ago
  I have a feeling that a beautifully written document would still have drawn criticism. If someone parsed the original to prove a point then nothing would be acceptable.
  - Argorak 12y ago
    I have explicitly stated that "beautiful" is not at all a goal. Clarity is.
    - protomyth 12y ago
      I have a feeling that a clearly written document would still have drawn criticism. If someone parsed the original to prove a point then nothing would be acceptable.