[erlang-questions] Farewell to Erlang

[Adam Rutkowski]

This was April Fools' joke, Garrett.
Btw congrats to people who replied with hostility towards nox, off-list, to
my previous e-mail, y'all need some soul searching.
Internet will never be the same, thanks Anthony. :)

On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 6:25 PM, Garrett Smith <g@REDACTED> wrote:

> Break ups are always hard, on both sides.
>
> But I agree with Loic, there's occasion to party, but for different
> reasons...
>
> A brand newcomer was able to contribute to core Erlang - and the
> compiler no less - for three years. That might still be "too closed"
> for Anthony and others, but it's certainly something that a lot of
> language communities can envy.
>
> As a disgruntled contributor, Anthony has a viable alternative in
> moving to Elixir - which is more closely aligned with his
> sensibilities. That's a huge statement of openness and diversity
> within the Erlang community at large (language/syntax aside). I don't
> think there are *that* many folks here who care *that* much about the
> Erlang language, but rather the problems the technology can solve.
>
> I'm very happy that Anthony feels passionate about this platform to
> continue directing his talents and energy. That he has a choice here
> is a credit to the ecosystem.
>
> Anthony, I wish you the best of luck with whatever you apply yourself
> to. I'm sorry to see the negative sentiment expressed on the list
> that's directed at you personally. That's unbecoming and I don't
> believe representative of the Erlang community, which is typically
> more constructive.
>
> To that point, your "Dear John" letter may be cathartic for you
> personally, but I think there are some here who would like to improve
> the openness of the contributor process and could benefit from your
> constructive feedback. I don't have details and perhaps this is simply
> a personal dynamic and there's nothing further to exchange.
>
> Garrett
>
> On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 7:57 AM, Mahesh Paolini-Subramanya
> <mahesh@REDACTED> wrote:
> > Sigh.
> > Bummed out.
> > Sigh.
> >
> > Mahesh Paolini-Subramanya
> > That tall bald Indian guy..
> > Google+  | Blog   | Twitter  | LinkedIn
> >
> > On April 1, 2014 at 8:54:46 AM, Anthony Ramine (n.oxyde@REDACTED)
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello everybody,
> >
> > Some of you might know me, some don't, anyway it has been three years
> that I
> > am contributing to Erlang and it has been a very exciting time for me. I
> > have learnt a lot by fixing compiler bugs, messing with xmerl, the build
> > system etc.
> >
> > Unfortunately, I feel like I have reached a point where I can not improve
> > things anymore, because the community is too closed.
> >
> > For this reason I am now stopping all my Erlang contributions and will
> now
> > become an Elixir hobbyist, as it's where the future of the platform is.
> The
> > future is homoiconic.
> >
> > Thanks for coping me with me all this time.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > --
> > Anthony Ramine
> >
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