<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">This was April Fools' joke, Garrett.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Btw congrats to people who replied with hostility towards nox, off-list, to my previous e-mail, y'all need some soul searching. </div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Internet will never be the same, thanks Anthony. :)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">
On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 6:25 PM, Garrett Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:g@rre.tt" target="_blank">g@rre.tt</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Break ups are always hard, on both sides.<br>
<br>
But I agree with Loic, there's occasion to party, but for different reasons...<br>
<br>
A brand newcomer was able to contribute to core Erlang - and the<br>
compiler no less - for three years. That might still be "too closed"<br>
for Anthony and others, but it's certainly something that a lot of<br>
language communities can envy.<br>
<br>
As a disgruntled contributor, Anthony has a viable alternative in<br>
moving to Elixir - which is more closely aligned with his<br>
sensibilities. That's a huge statement of openness and diversity<br>
within the Erlang community at large (language/syntax aside). I don't<br>
think there are *that* many folks here who care *that* much about the<br>
Erlang language, but rather the problems the technology can solve.<br>
<br>
I'm very happy that Anthony feels passionate about this platform to<br>
continue directing his talents and energy. That he has a choice here<br>
is a credit to the ecosystem.<br>
<br>
Anthony, I wish you the best of luck with whatever you apply yourself<br>
to. I'm sorry to see the negative sentiment expressed on the list<br>
that's directed at you personally. That's unbecoming and I don't<br>
believe representative of the Erlang community, which is typically<br>
more constructive.<br>
<br>
To that point, your "Dear John" letter may be cathartic for you<br>
personally, but I think there are some here who would like to improve<br>
the openness of the contributor process and could benefit from your<br>
constructive feedback. I don't have details and perhaps this is simply<br>
a personal dynamic and there's nothing further to exchange.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
Garrett<br>
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On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 7:57 AM, Mahesh Paolini-Subramanya<br>
<<a href="mailto:mahesh@dieswaytoofast.com">mahesh@dieswaytoofast.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Sigh.<br>
> Bummed out.<br>
> Sigh.<br>
><br>
> Mahesh Paolini-Subramanya<br>
> That tall bald Indian guy..<br>
> Google+ | Blog | Twitter | LinkedIn<br>
><br>
> On April 1, 2014 at 8:54:46 AM, Anthony Ramine (<a href="mailto:n.oxyde@gmail.com">n.oxyde@gmail.com</a>) wrote:<br>
><br>
> Hello everybody,<br>
><br>
> Some of you might know me, some don't, anyway it has been three years that I<br>
> am contributing to Erlang and it has been a very exciting time for me. I<br>
> have learnt a lot by fixing compiler bugs, messing with xmerl, the build<br>
> system etc.<br>
><br>
> Unfortunately, I feel like I have reached a point where I can not improve<br>
> things anymore, because the community is too closed.<br>
><br>
> For this reason I am now stopping all my Erlang contributions and will now<br>
> become an Elixir hobbyist, as it's where the future of the platform is. The<br>
> future is homoiconic.<br>
><br>
> Thanks for coping me with me all this time.<br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Anthony Ramine<br>
><br>
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