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Never having had any direct Ciaran McCreesh. I long saw him as a problem |
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because of what ever his past was, having left, been removed etc. I really do |
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not know. But I always assumed he was a trouble maker. |
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It wasn't till I found myself in such a category, that I realized. Much of |
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what I just said about Ciaran applies to others perception of myself. |
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If Ciaran is trolling, I would say others made him into such. Others caused |
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him to be an outcast to where instead of being able to contribute directly. He |
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has been forced for a very long time to do such via external means. Seeing his |
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name on PMS, and knowing his involvement in other things is proof of such. |
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It just goes to show, this whole idea of removing people from the project |
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simply does not work. Ciaran is not a Gentoo developer, he is still around and |
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very much part of the community. Many in Gentoo are still benefiting from his |
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efforts directly or not. |
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I think it is ridiculous to continue this stupid trend. People come from all |
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over the world. From many areas that do not get along Socially now and likely |
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never will. Those that do today may not tomorrow. Gentoo cannot solve all the |
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social problems of the world. |
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Gentoo need not focus on Social matters, but Technical. |
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All this focus on social behavior has cost Gentoo tremendously on the |
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technical front. No amount of justification will ever change that fact. If |
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Gentoo is ultimately suffering Technically. What is the real benefit with all |
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this social policing? |
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There is no benefit.... |
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Ciaran is NOT a troll. He is not how most will make him out to be, and should |
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likely have never been driven away from Gentoo. Ciaran, and many others, all |
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of Exherbo, Funtoo, and others including myself should be reunited. |
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Who knows what would come of Gentoo if all this talent reunited. Would there |
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be chaos for sure? But out of chaos comes the entire Universe, the big bang. |
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Chaos can lead to some wonderful things. I am not sure harmony really leads to |
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wondrous beauty. Mother nature is surely not very harmonious, she is a mean |
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bitch, but she does amazingly beautiful work out of chaos. |
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William L. Thomson Jr. |
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