In addition to the attention I’ve been getting from repository movers-and-shakers lately, which is welcome, I’ve been receiving quite a few emails from other repository-rats with a general tenor of “Thank you for saying what I’ve been thinking!”
Well, okay, you’re welcome. Why was I the first one to say anything?
I’d put this down to the lack of a repository community of practice if I hadn’t been through this before. One of the wise-fool things I do is say things that other people are afraid to. And whenever I do that, I get the behind-the-scenes email from the people who were afraid.
I guess I don’t mind being the kid at the emperor’s parade most of the time. I’m used to making trouble and taking the consequences. It’s not fun exactly, but I can live with it.
What I hate is the slow buildup of frustration that leads to me saying the thing that nobody else will say. Gah, I hate that. Something perfectly damn obvious to me that nobody else will so much as whisper.
I wish people would raise their voices. I really do. C’mon, I’ve lived through it. Can’t you?
