On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 12:34:14AM +0100, Magdalen Berns wrote: > OK in light of these responses, I feel I should maybe better clarify that > whilst I agree this sort of stance may be a fair way to moderated > communications with non-members, I do not agree with expelling card > carrying members from lists, channels or servers under any circumstances.
I agree that people should not lose access to resources while remaining a Foundation member. An offense serious enough to permanently lose access to those resources is an offense serious enough to revoke someone's membership in the Foundation. Let us hope that we don't ever have to put that into practice. > Ultimately, people have a right to be objectionable a-holes. as long as > they are not infringing on anyone else’s rights in the process, in my view. I regret that this mail is too short to fully contain the depths of my disagreement. Rather than continue an extensive debate on what is likely a fundamental point of disagreement, I'll summarize my own position on the same point, and leave the rest for some time other than the candidate Q&A period: People can do as they like on their own systems and resources, but when participating in the GNOME community, they should do so with respect. Refusing to exclude anyone is itself an exclusionary policy; it selects for the kind of people who will put up with absolutely anything, and excludes people who do not feel comfortable in such an environment. That creates a kind of community that I would not want to see GNOME become; there are too many of those already, because there are too many projects unwilling to kick out awful people. See also http://www.slideshare.net/dberkholz/assholes-are-killing-your-project - Josh Triplett _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
