Re: my latest blog post

[Catonano <catonano@gmail.com>]

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2018-06-10 0:49 GMT+02:00 <myglc2@gmail.com>:

> On 06/07/2018 at 17:25 Catonano writes:
>
> > I just published my latest blog post
> >
> > In this post I discuss Guix
> >
> > And I discuss Guile too
> >
> > I understand that the language is strong and I expect someone to be upset
> >
> > But I feel this is due
> >
> > Happy reading
> >
> > http://catonano.v22018025836661967.nicesrv.de/the-gnu-community.html
>
> Hi Catonano,
>
> Thank you for taking the time to contribute your thoughts. I am sorry to
> see you getting so beat up by the responses.  Unfortunately the
> nit-picking of criticisms and the "we are busy, why don't you dig in and
> fix it" responses occur too often on the Guix lists.
>
> Such responses are fundamentally unhelpful: A defensive response of
> counter-criticism that spirals out of control buries the original input
> and alienates potential new contributors. I agree with you that the
> suggestion that you dig in and fix something you are struggling with is
> a fundamentally unfriendly response.
>
> I appreciate the effort you made to learn Guix and the risk you took to
> report on the problems you experienced. I am interested in getting to
> the root causes of your frustration. I re-read your post and
> emails. Would it be fair to say ...
>
> 1) The monad/daemon/store is presented as central to Guix and is very
> difficult to understand. If a Guix user really needs to understand it,
> it needs to be explained better.
>
> 2) Sending Guix users upstream for Guile support is not working.
>
> If these are correct, the reality is that only a few people on the
> planet are in a position to address these issues. The rest of us have to
> hope that they can see why it is important to stop coding long enough to
> do so, perhaps in collaboration with a confused user or two ;-)
>
> - George
>

Thank you George, I appreciate this

I alredy had 2 people writing to me _in private_ acknowledging my efforts

I invited them to "come out" but they didn't

So much for Guile friendliness

People are scared to speak their minds

Now, don't worry I won't revelate who you are

I just want to record the sorry state of this community

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