On Fri, 13 Feb 2015, T.J. Duchene wrote:

> Such discussions can be productive if they remains civilized, and does not
> distract from the overall work of the project. If my recent discussion with
> Steve Litt about C, etc has been considered a distraction, I will be happy to
> remove it to private messaging, with no offense taken whatsoever. I had to
> intention of being a nuisance.

I for one can say it is rather pleasant to read discussions on such topics
on this list, despite them being somehow OT (but then declaredly so) and
considering this list is somehow a campfire.

Your tone so far also shows well how it is possible to have civilized
dissent between people that know well what everyone is talking about.
Perhaps this may be seen as a good exercise for grown-ups netizens,
setting a positive example after so much flaming.

ciao