4 Dec
2005
4 Dec
'05
3:53 p.m.
Alex is young and intelligent, which naturally leads to arrogance,
but I have long since gotten numb to his behaviour, since there are
plenty of people like him in my life. To his credit, Alex is one of
the few reasons I am still involved with this project, and sometimes,
I *do* feel like I am working for him. ;0) Without Alex I am sure
this project would be different, but I'm not sure if it would be
better or worse.
As I have said before, it's these very arguments on public project
mailing lists that hurt this project more than anything. It's
arguments like these that make me want to leave, not any one's
attitude. They take up resources and contribute nothing. Just keep
in mind that these emails will be found by people looking for answers
to questions for a long time to come.
I've seen this problem again and again. The contributors to the
project are some of the brightest people I have ever met (in this
field), and when you get a group of intelligent people together,
invariably egos get in the mix and you have this childish bickering
about STUPID SHIT. I've seen this happen to PHDs that were twice my
age, and should have known better.
If you have a problem with someones attitude, I expect you to take
it up with them directly and privately. If that doesn't work, step
away for a day or two, and reflect upon what this project means to
you.
WD