RE: Is it always like this?

[<martyn 2 russell bt com>]

> Subject: Is it always like this?

What did you expect?

> 
> Recently, actually the day before the "testicles" release, I
subscribed
> to this list.  Being an entirely uninitiated list newbie, yet a big
fan
> of Mr. Lebowski, I wasn't shocked or awed by the title.
> 
> I'm what you could term " a business user/decision maker".  I joined
> this list, to see what the Gnome community was all about.  I just
wanted
> to see what the people behind the scenes were like, how they thought,
> what went into this platform, etc.
> 
> The recent messages/theme/testicle controversy really doesn't
influence
> me one way or the other from a business perspective.  But my question
> is, "Is it alway like this?"  Did I just catch an out of the ordinary
> flame war, or is this the norm.?

I wouldn't take things like this quite so seriously.  I think it's
slightly funny, unusual, unexpected and if anything just a little
politically incorrect.    - Just my opinion.

> 
> Should I be watching another list?
> 

Perhaps you should try the #gnome-hackers channel on irc.gnome.org. :)

Regards,
Martyn