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As myself only, I want to add some info to this. |
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On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 01:07:39AM +0000, Roy Bamford wrote: |
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> On 2020.12.11 21:23, Thomas Deutschmann wrote: |
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> > Hi, |
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> > |
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> > The topic has been discussed extensively in the past few weeks; The |
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> > sad |
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> > climax was last Tuesday. At this point I will not look back anymore. |
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> > Maybe all of us could have done a better job but whataboutism doesn’t |
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> > help anyone. Let's try to focus on a possible solution. |
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> > |
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> > To recall the problem: |
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> > On November 7th, Gentoo forum member "Old School" named another human |
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> > being a slut (https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-8526392.html#8526392). |
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> > |
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> > This is a violation of Gentoo's code of conduct where we explicit |
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> > state |
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> > that "posting messages that are deliberately hostile and insulting" |
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> > are |
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> > unacceptable behaviors |
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> > (https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Council/Code_of_conduct). |
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> > |
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> > This is not about free speech. Gentoo is primary a Linux distribution, |
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> > not a discussion platform. This is about us who defined once how we |
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> > want |
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> > to treat each other in the Gentoo community and everyone participating |
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> > must adhere to our code of conduct. It’s that simple. |
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> > |
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> > I expect that everyone in Gentoo, including forum moderators, agree on |
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> > that. |
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The free speech issue is only relevant in terms of government sensorship |
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(at least in the US that's the case) |
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it doesn't prevent a private organization from setting community guidelines and taking disciplinary action against people who don't follow them [1]. |
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[1] https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-1/ |
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> I have a major concern with the concept of the council |
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> deciding to close any part of the forum. Its like this ... |
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> At present, Gentoo is a common carrier, like the mail. |
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> The content of letters and parcels is of little concern to the |
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> carrier. |
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Common carrier status seems to apply to ISPs and Telecomm companies |
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[2]. Gentoo is neither, so I have to disagree with your claim that is |
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a common carrier. |
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[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carrier |
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William |
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