2 Feb
2010
2 Feb
'10
6:54 p.m.
On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Marc-Olivier Barre
<marco(a)marcochapeau.org> wrote:
As interesting as those past years administering these
list were, I
certainly don't think it is an easy matter. With every kind of incidents we
had in the past few years (there were others of different nature but no
less disturbing) I have always dealt the same way. Make a big fat dirty
post and say everything all aloud. Each time I got flamed by some people
who seem to think this is easy. Each time I also received some support from
others maybe more aware of what a system administrators role is. But each
time there were no secrets.
Marc - I was one that was particularly critical of your first post.
my problem was *not* with your decision, however - your feelings on
censorship and how you choose to manage the list are your business,
not mine, and I realize that I have no dog in this fight. my issue
was with *how* you did it, and I think if you read back over your
wording, you'll see why (I'll not quote your own words back to you).
you can take a stand on your principles without driving further
division between people. while I'm sure there are those who will
disagree with me, I believe that *how* we say things is just as
important as *what* we say. sometimes the Internet gives us this
feeling of being disconnected, that we can say whatever we want and it
simply doesn't matter. I think that this brief 'spat' today shows us
that, on _both_ sides of the issue, how things are stated matters a
great deal.
you are doing a great service to the Linux audio community, and your
work is appreciated by me and others.
--
Josh Lawrence
http://www.hardbop200.com