this whole thing should have been able to be a new PR with “sorry about the merge before, i screwed up and it won’t happen again” at the end, and everyone should have been fine with it and moved on.
Edit: as lots of people said, I was on an older version of the file. I'm not sure how I did this, but I should have double-checked, especially since there was some base64 stuff in the URL.
Sorry not sorry.
https://github.com/reactiveui/splat/commits/main/src/Directo...
So it was merged, then reverted almost immediately, and then reimplemented by the project maintainers in the manner they preferred (without a new dependency).
i think her apology is a wash but that doesn't mean that people shouldn't act without empathy or reason.
you can enjoy not living in the world-- just go off grid and don't try to push that people can act without remorse or consequence :)
The lengthy word count might tend to confirm that,as you say a genuine apology should be terse and direct.
I've seen enough short apologies posted here and the comments below usually pointed out the lack of effort, the lack of commitment to do better, the lack of pointing out errors and the likes. Any form of apology will get some flak just based on whatever form it took, so I don't think one can judge just based on word count.
After that she talks about broader organizational stuff which isn't intended to take away from her own apology ("Separate from this personal misstep...").
It's a shame that based on the reactions in the linked thread, many seem unable to take what seems like a genuine apology at face value
Yeah, from an outsiders perspective, the apology felt pretty heartfelt (and humbling too, especially for issues that seem somewhat routine), but as mentioned, maybe there are other details we're not hearing?
... btw, these roles on community foundations/boards can be hell, because the community begins to vent at every mistake (and there will always be mistakes). Devs of .net, maybe give the person a break? She's a person.
I am starting to think there is a part of (some?) people's brains that needs to take something seriously. When all basic needs are met: food, warmth, security etc., problems are invented to give that part of the brain something to do.
Saying "sorry" just isn't enough to absolve your "misdeeds", whatever they might be.