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On 19 June 2010 09:10, "Paweł Hajdan, Jr." <phajdan.jr@g.o> wrote: |
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> On 6/19/10 8:43 AM, Patrick Lauer wrote: |
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>> As long as it doesn't get actively hostile we can continue with a |
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>> pretty large amount of friction. Read the archives of this mailing |
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>> list if you want to see how much :) |
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> I think that is the point. Is just not being actively hostile a success? |
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> I'd say that a really friendly community is much more, and reducing |
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> friction seems to be a good goal to create such a community. |
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> Moreover, we don't just want to get along with ourselves. We want to |
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> encourage other people to join our community. We want to prevent people |
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> more sensitive to the tone (I think it's actually a good thing) from |
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> leaving. |
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> Because we lose their technical contributions as well (if that's the |
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> only thing you care about). |
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This is a point that deserves more consideration. One of the top |
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reasons (as witnessed in forum discussions) many people are not |
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getting more involved and volunteering to become developers is the |
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level of in-fighting and the ineffective way that bullies and other |
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poisonous people are being dealt with. Does Gentoo really prefer to |
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keep more sensitive people out instead of effectively getting rid of |
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repeat offenders? |
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Think about it. What kind of people would you rather have in Gentoo? |
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Cheers, |
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Ben |