Comment 50 for bug 1172422

I think we made clear that we are hurt and sad, and that we are not a bunch of fools who can be manipulated anytime using weak excuses. Now let's not push for an apology. Respect comes naturally, or not at all.

I still love Ubuntu and am proud to be a part of the community. But I am also proud of what I have to offer to the community. I'm just confused at the moment if I'm offering it at the right place, for right people.

What is happening here (apparently happening for quite some time), is nothing new in the FOSS world. It is just so painful that people can be so easily overwhelmed by little success and recognition that they start finding it easier to make mistakes but too hard to make an apology. They totally forget the simple truth that it is just the opposite that actually earns them trust and respect.

Heck, this 'discussion' dragged to 50 comments and continuing when it shouldn't have existed in the first place! If it kept dragging like this, soon the point will become moot when a said 'fix' or a 'convincing version' of it will be applied. But I know that in that case, I'd still be confused even it they covered the whole page with the said 'black bar'. Confusion that am I contributing my time and efforts in the right place? Confusion that is there a guarantee that I will not be slapped in the face again, just because they will have a compensation for it?

Sure there is a wider community out there and I'm free to join any or all of those I like. But... really? Have they gone insane to drive people away like this? I don't see the original mistake (the removal, yes, removal of the link) as a small one. But now they are making it even bigger by trying to 'patch' it.

Why is it so difficult to accept a mistake when everyone has recognized it. And then why is it so difficult to stop making excuses and show some real respect to your own people who are only helping you to shine more? Oh I see - the plan about the 'compensation'. But you guys need to see - that's not going to work out for everyone here. The real 'fix' is real simple and there is no shame in it. I can't think what is making it difficult to be applied.

Guess now I am pushing too... stupid me!