> Well, a volunteer whose first proposed contribution is a patch to add
> modelines to every file in the tree (with the clear subtext that we're
> idiots to not have thought of it before)
No subtext at all. Perhaps the volunteer figured nobody ever bothered
with it before.
> should expect a bit of
> push-back. If he'd phrased it as "would this be a good idea?" then
> I would have reacted differently.
But since he didn't, it's OK to be insulting?
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Andy Lester => andy@petdance.com => www.theworkinggeek.com => AIM:petdance