[asterisk-dev] Insulting source code comments in main/channel.c

[Michiel van Baak]

On 16:40, Mon 23 Nov 09, Vlasis Hatzistavrou (KTI) wrote:
> 
> Tilghman Lesher wrote:
> > 
> > You might want to re-translate the word 'silly'.  It probably does not mean
> > what you've taken it to mean.  There's no insult implied there.  In fact, most
> > of the core developers call each other 'silly' on a fairly regular basis.
> > 
> 
> Well, people who know each other can refer to each other in any way they 
> want without being insulting.
> 
> But such a comment being directed to a large group of people unknown to 
> the writer can only be considered as insulting. Perhaps the writer of 
> the comment had humorous intentions with no insult in mind. Still, this 
> particular comment can only be received in a negative manner.

I'm from Europe, and in absolutly _NO_ way insulted by this comment.

Time to move on and do something usefull
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