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Re: Dear hackers - a small request

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From:
John Imrie
Date:
August 9, 2012 15:57
Subject:
Re: Dear hackers - a small request
Message ID:
50244053.6020400@virginmedia.com
On 09/08/2012 23:36, Matt S Trout wrote:
> I've just learned that our beloved pumpking is, once again, receiving hate
> mail - off list, of course - over his treatment of documentation patches.
>
> Last time this came to my attention it was Jesse Vincent being told he
> was an incompetent pumpking because he didn't merge perlfaq changes into
> a .1 release, in spite of the fact that Jesse was at that point managing
> to help us get .0 releases out the door faster than we'd been getting
> .anything releases out previously.
>
> Since I'd like to avoid seeing a second pumpking demotivated by malicious
> private email from a non-constructive jerk, can we please have a
> *public* round of applause for rjbs' efforts so far in whatever form you
> consider to be appropriate.
>
> While I doubt this will be sufficient to make the trolls get back under their
> bridges permanently, it should at least to demonstrate to pumpkings both
> present and future that such a poor attitude delivered in such a cowardly
> way is of no relevance in the face of our genuine public appreciation.
>
> So, to begin:
>
> 5.16 is awesome.
>
> 5.16.1 is going to be even more awesome.
>
> rjbs - Thank you. Rather you than me!
>
> *applause*
>
+several thousand

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