As I've mentioned publicly and privately to you so far. All that it would have taken to prevent this difficulty would be a single reply to the email you received saying "just checking that you're working on this". That would have highlighted the fact that pratik forgot to tell you what was going on.
Instead we find ourselves here. I'm sorry that you feel so let down by the process, and I realise that you feel you've followed the right process. But fundamentally you've assumed malice where there was in fact a simple error. Had you taken a few minutes to check before doing this, we'd all have been better off.
Having said all that, we obviously need a more clearly documented "what to do when you don't get a reply" policy. We also need to move the email.
But fundamentally you've assumed malice where there was in fact a simple error.
No, he assumed incompetence, which you seem to be intent on proving by continuing to attack him and give this non-apology apology.
Had you taken a few minutes to check before doing this, we'd all have been better off.
Or you could've resolved this a week ago had you had a more mature process. The guy laid out the issue, presented a fix, and e-mailed you and the rest of the Core Team several times. How many more "few minutes" does he need to take before it stops being his fault in your opinion?
Stop attacking the guy, it's really poor form. Just admit you guys screwed up and move on.
Yup - I'm amazed. The Rails community has gotten some flack for this kind of issue before, but rather than listen to the criticism and learn from it, they make the same mistake over and over.
It's as if they feel that Rails is a direct product of their personalities, and that because Rails is so successful, anything they do is vindicated by that success. That's just the wrong approach.
Instead we find ourselves here. I'm sorry that you feel so let down by the process, and I realise that you feel you've followed the right process. But fundamentally you've assumed malice where there was in fact a simple error. Had you taken a few minutes to check before doing this, we'd all have been better off.
Having said all that, we obviously need a more clearly documented "what to do when you don't get a reply" policy. We also need to move the email.