Action without defense is the complete lack of confidence. --------------- Jim Isaacs
On Oct 8, 2010, at 10:17 AM, Zachary Krebs wrote: > I can see that there is very little receptivity around this topic. That is > fine. I would suggest that instead of using your brain like a hammer to > approach every issue, consider how this might feel to someone. As we have > also learned, the mind is not the only source of intelligence. Looking at > things with open perceptive lenses, we can see faults and correct them, > without defending our actions. Its easy to twist logic to support something, > but its harder to understand and trust others. > Sincerely, > > Zachary Krebs > > Voice:(541) 708-1163 > Skype: ZacharyKrebs > > > > > On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 9:46 AM, Max Countryman <[email protected]> wrote: > I think your accusations are a bit of a red herring: As we have well learned > by now, a symbol is not the object it represents. However you're attempting > to assert the representation is the object and is therefore objectionable, > this is a logical fallacy. > > If you care about the history of native peoples, spend your time and energy > enriching that culture rather than detracting from relatively unrelated > software projects which neither detract from nor otherwise frame native > ethnography. > > On Oct 8, 2010, at 12:06 PM, Zachary Krebs wrote: > >> Please consider removing it or changing it. For some context, there is a >> huge dispute in N. America about people using Native American >> symbols/logos/caricatures in popular culture to demean or otherwise >> insinuate that indigenous people are fast, quirky, half-witted, lesser-than, >> etc. The entire idea of naming web servers after Native People (for no >> reason) and then having logos from their cultural background makes little >> sense. Perhaps you could consider redesigning your logo to use something >> other than a caricature of a person? Also posted this to the Hiawatha forum, >> which has a similar issue. >> >> http://www.hiawatha-webserver.org/forum/topic/686 >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Zachary Krebs >> >> Voice:(541) 708-1163 >> Skype: ZacharyKrebs >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cherokee mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.octality.com/listinfo/cherokee > > > _______________________________________________ > Cherokee mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.octality.com/listinfo/cherokee > > > _______________________________________________ > Cherokee mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.octality.com/listinfo/cherokee
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