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Content-Language: en-US To: Giovanni Biscuolo , Ricardo Wurmus Cc: Simon Tournier , guix-devel@gnu.org Newsgroups: gmane.comp.gnu.guix.devel References: <20230827135726.y33t55w4cvq6zsvb@X-kone> <874jkift8v.fsf@gmail.com> <867cp4sj7k.fsf@gmail.com> <38242808-2f06-4674-3842-aea1a5378d05@gmail.com> <86v8cop6sy.fsf@gmail.com> <87v8cldm8o.fsf@xelera.eu> <871qf87uzc.fsf@elephly.net> <87pm2set3x.fsf@xelera.eu> From: Katherine Cox-Buday In-Reply-To: <87pm2set3x.fsf@xelera.eu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::d32; envelope-from=cox.katherine.e@gmail.com; helo=mail-io1-xd32.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -35 X-Spam_score: -3.6 X-Spam_bar: --- X-Spam_report: (-3.6 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, NICE_REPLY_A=-1.473, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: guix-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Country: US X-Migadu-Scanner: mx1.migadu.com X-Migadu-Spam-Score: 1.39 X-Spam-Score: 1.39 X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 92F1D412E6 X-TUID: 5zvaV4m2SDyS Message-ID: <20230912160552.JThTbyhK1eBLTvVg9DOxfmcIOvOKawGxR3M4iMK25Ko@z> On 9/8/23 6:40 AM, Giovanni Biscuolo wrote: > Ricardo, > > Ricardo Wurmus writes: > >> Giovanni, >> >>> You are obviously free not to contribute your patches upstream but the >>> fact that you decided not to because it's "too hard" (my executive >>> summary about your complaints about Change Log content rules) to write >>> commit messages suitable for contribution it _not_ a Guix maintainers >>> fault, not at all. >> >> As a former Guix co-maintainer I disagree with this take. (Nobody even >> brought up the word “fault”, which is a particularly unhelpful lens for >> understanding social issues, in my opinion.) > > sorry for using "fault", I can't find a better term > >> “too hard” sounds (perhaps unintentionally) derisive. > > the complete sentence is: «"too hard" (my executive summary about your > complaints about Change Log content rules)» > > what can I add about my intentions? > > [...] > >> It’s not that writing commit messages is hard. It’s one of many >> obstacles, > > IMO one of the very little ones Taking a single step is trivial. Walking a thousand miles is difficult. The aggregate is the thing that matters most! And these are subjective statements, which are bad to rest decisions on. I have the opinion that this style of commit message is difficult and doesn't have a lot of value; others think it's easy and find a lot of value in it. I don't place much emphasis on my opinion or others' on this, but I place an enormous emphasis on the existence of the two groups. We should be curious why the two groups hold their opinions, and curious about a mutual path forward. Instead of setting up camp and throwing rocks, let's share a meal and create a better way for everyone. >> We can’t blame anyone for seeing these two piles and come to the >> conclusion that it’s not worth the hassle — especially when operating >> your own channel is so easy in comparison. > > I'm not blaming Katherine, I respect her decision; I just wanted to say: > please don't blame the guidelines about ChangeLog for the two (or more) > piles. No hard feeling, Gio. I want to echo what Ricardo is saying: viewing these conversations through the lens of blame and fault is not the intent, and is not helpful. In my original message I intentionally said that this was not a list of grievances, but an attempt to describe the "shape" of the problem. While I do search for root-causes to issues, it's not done with the intent to cast blame on something. It's done with curiosity, and the desire to make the situation better for everyone.