From: Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@...>
Date: 2004-10-29T01:59:46+09:00
Subject: Re: Gems as key? Re: The real Ruby vs. Python.

On Friday, October 29, 2004, 2:16:56 AM, Bill wrote:

> On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 23:31:05 +0900, Chad Fowler <chad@chadfowler.com> wrote:

>> We trust  that you'll make the right decision, 
>> because we don't think you're an idiot."

> ... unlike Mauricio (and the rest of the RPA team).  

> That last part didn't add much to the discussion, but it does add to
> the belief that the two teams are antagonistic.

Not every sentence by a discussion participant needs to add something
to the discussion, surely.

> Perhaps I just read it the wrong way.

Perhaps, perhaps not.  The above sentence is not good evidence,
though: claiming to not treat users like idiots is the preserve of
many technology enthusiasts.  That doesn't make them antagonistic.

Gavin