So why are folks upset at Karen's behavior? Is this because of her
"standards of conduct" nazi manifesto she posted to the list?
Jeff
Larry McVoy wrote:
>
> Richard says:
> [sticks up for me in public, is not thrilled with Karen's behaviour]
>
> and then finishes up with:
>
> : [betting some people's chins will be banging the ground, never
> : expecting me to say this;-]
>
> For those who don't know the background on this, Richard and I have
> had knock-down, dragout, take-no-prisoners fights on this list about
> scheduling. Hence the chins thunking on the keyboards around the world...
>
> Anyway, background aside, Richard just won sportsman of the year award.
> It's not because he's sticking up for me - it's because he's sticking up
> for good conduct on this list. He's nailing someone for what he sees
> as basically unreasonable behaviour and he is doing that in spite of
> our differences. It's even better than that - on a different, very
> small, mailing list, he and I and David Parsons have been discussing the
> init boot scripts and a rewrite of init that he's doing. On that list,
> the last few exchanges from me have been beating up Richard about his
> approach to this problem - hardly the most endearing thing I could
> do in Richard's eyes.
>
> So here's a guy that has butted heads with me in the past, is butting
> heads with me right now elsewhere, and still has the perspective and
> integrity to speak for what he thinks is right, even though he may be
> less than thrilled with who he is defending.
>
> I don't know about you, but I think Richard rates some points for good
> sportsmanship and good integrity. My hat's off, Richard, way to set a
> good example.
>
> --lm
>
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