[vlc-devel] Report of potential Code of Conduct violation

[Fatih Uzunoğlu]

Hi,

 >  I think you crossed that with your initial comment already.

I obviously disagree with that, otherwise I would not have written that 
at the first place. That being said, there is a reason harsh criticism 
exists. The idea is to make it less likely such things to happen again, 
which is only beneficial to the project.

We are not interested in well-being of the patch authors, I don't think 
this is the place for that. The authors, that includes me, must be open 
to criticism.

If you are someone who gets offended by criticism, then I'm sorry 
software development, or any scientific field, is not a right place for you.

 > You can give feedback in so many ways that can be way more 
constructive, even if it may be frustrating.

My feedback _is_ constructive, as I stated what went wrong with the 
changes, that is unlike the subject person's approach where he insulted 
myself personally and engaged in so-called revert wars.

As said, the tone of criticism should be proportional to the effects of 
the cause. If your 10 lines of change causes multiple regressions, then 
it means you deserve such criticism. The idea is to make the authors 
think and act twice to not let the same thing happen again.

For the last years, I have been trying hard to fix the sorry state of 
the interface and I can not let the progress simply get eradicated.

 > You already took the punisher role to yourself here

I don't think anyone can get "punished" with words. Punishment means 
action by limiting rights and I have no privilege for that (I have 
neither blocking nor approver rights).

I would not expect VLC developers to get offended by criticism. I would 
expect VLC developers to take the criticism, albeit harsh, and improve 
themselves. Again, that obviously includes me.

I'm not part of a political agenda that effectively wants to forbid 
criticism and punishment.

Sincerely,
Fatih

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