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From: Dean Stephens <desultory@g.o>
To: gentoo-project@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-project] Social Contract clean-up
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2018 03:59:48
Message-Id: f1b4f179-9496-28aa-6c36-43ad73bd09e2@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-project] Social Contract clean-up by Daniel Robbins
1 On 03/31/18 17:48, Daniel Robbins wrote:
2 > On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 2:30 PM, Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o> wrote:
3 >
4 >
5 >> You act as if Gentoo is doing something egregious here. In fact, I'm
6 >> not aware of any organization that operates in the manner you suggest.
7 >> If you were aware of one you'd be citing it instead of arguing in the
8 >> abstract.
9 >>
10 >
11 > Please pardon my language, but I think your comment merits this kind of
12 > response -- are you fucking kidding me?
13 Actually, it does not, we have quite enough noise on the lists, do
14 kindly avoid adding to it with aggressive vapidity.
15
16 > So you are unaware of any
17 > organization that produces software which solicits feedback from the people
18 > who actually use the software? EVERY organization does this.
19 Both "sides" would do well to recall their strawmen, lest a stray spark
20 find them.
21
22 > Find me one
23 > that doesn't. The burden of proof is on you.
24 As you have a stated position, specifically that this User
25 Representatives proposal would resolve (largely unspecified) problems,
26 the burden of proof in that regard is very much upon you.[1] Unless of
27 course you merely intend to play "I'm rubber, you're glue", in which
28 case my previous request regarding vapid noise applies.
29
30 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_proof_%28philosophy%29

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