Those numbers (while confusing) definitely sadden me. While I don't fathom the absolute values, it is clear that the trend is upward :(. This is especially concerning because it increases the signal-to-noise ratio and makes it difficult for police to response. It's like the boy who cried wolf.
Seth, I've been using Chef for a few years and your tools and those I see you contributing to have been a massive help. Your all around enthusiasm for the community (and product) is inspirational.
Thank you so much for all your efforts.
Thanks also to all the like minded people maintaining and contributing to other projects that make the Chef community so rich.
Unfortunately some people are just mean and hateful. I think that is really what is going on. But without a way to combat that (like when you are on a lonely island), it sucks.
It doesn't help that criticism of crappy behavior and abuse is met with cries of "Free Speech" and accusations of being too sensitive. We as a community/industry need to start calling out abusive behavior for what it is.
Yea. This comment was especially hurtful to me: http://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/2equq9/leaving_che.... The problem with most FOSS is that there's no mechanism for calling out said people, and there's little or no punitive action that can be taken.
Sure, you can block someone on GitHub, but that only causes more drama (trust me, I know).
Seth, I hope your sabbatical gives you a buffer from this abuse.