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LinuxCon Japan: Making kernel developers less grumpy

LinuxCon Japan: Making kernel developers less grumpy

Posted Jun 9, 2012 19:13 UTC (Sat) by marcH (subscriber, #57642)
In reply to: LinuxCon Japan: Making kernel developers less grumpy by gregkh
Parent article: LinuxCon Japan: Making kernel developers less grumpy

> Now multiply that interaction by 400 every week.
>
> Tell me how you would react then.

The only sane way: like a robot.

Please just stop caring and send 400 pre-canned, polite, terse and relevant answers per week. I am sure you are well able of automating your email software so the time required to select and send such a pre-canned answer becomes negligible compared to the time actually spent reading the corresponding submission. Bonus: you save time for the interesting submissions & discussions.

Real people have feelings. Silencing them when needed is part of being a professional.


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