a) Either you won't get good quality code because Zed may be right.
or
b) You will get Zed's python branch because he/others got pissed off enough and the python community will be split into two.
I say B is a good solution. Eventually python-fusion will come out. :)
Edit: Let the war begin!
I dunno, what do you think is common to all of these situations? :P
(point being, zed surely could stir the pot less, but he's not changing what's in the pot. And if two pots happen to be similar, i don't know that that's his fault)
Exactly, being an asshole all the time isn't changing anything for the better.
I can see how politeness would be more successful, but I am comparing causing visible public scrutiny while being an asshole vs no public scrutiny.....and you say this approach never could and never has worked?
The truth is that one must create these false hypotheticals in order to justify zed being an asshole.
Huh? Maybe try a re-read of my post.
I'm not justifying him being an asshole, I am countering your assertion that if you are an asshole while pointing out legitimate shortcomings, that it will have no positive affect.
This is a false choice as is clear by your statement that zed is high profile. If he were polite there would still be public scrutiny so your binary hypothetical is meaningless.