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On 12/03/2017 08:19 PM, Peter Stuge wrote: |
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> this 18 min talk by Donnie Berkholz from 2012, about Gentoo actually: |
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Someone in private linked that video to me today. Yeah :( |
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> Do not tolerate bad behavior by anyone! |
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--snip-- |
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> It is important to take action which clearly rejects |
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> unacceptable behavior. Otherwise any behavior is per definition |
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> implicitly accepted, which attracts assholes. |
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You're not wrong. I've seen FOSS/Libre communities (and non-compsci |
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peer-directed projects) fall apart when "radical free speech" |
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went unchecked. The only people who stayed were even more effective |
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when it came to what seemed like intentionally driving off anyone |
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who dissented / spoke out against their disrespectful behaviors. |
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> Coming back to the concrete proposal, I think a better course of |
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> action is to demonstrate strong leadership, by speaking out in force |
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> against bad behavior, every time. |
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> In order to have something to lean on, it can be super helpful to |
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> have a code-of-conduct in place, and was already mentioned. |
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--snip-- |
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> I urge either ComRel or other leadership to take as forceful action |
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> as is neccessary against bad behavior, to uphold a healthy |
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> environment. |
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--snip-- |
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> Please do not relent. It is not fair to yourself or your colleagues. |
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> Thank you and keep up the excellent effort everyone |
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> //Peter |
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Yes please. I don't want to see gentoo end because of ... rudeness. |
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