James Carlson wrote:
> W. Wayne Liauh writes:
>
>> "Give me more Chinese and we'll
>>
>>> finish the Great wall sooner"
>>> http://www.sampioni.com/en/Legenda/erich.htm#Note
>>>
>>> UNIX admin
>>>
>> I find you language very offensive, even though it is under quotes. Please
>> keep yourself under control.
>>
>
> Please clarify what action (if any) you're asking the OpenSolaris
> Governing Board to take.
>
> In looking at the thread on the original mailing list
> (opensolaris-discuss), it appears that the user in question quoted
> from some web site discussing software development. I probably would
> have expressed the same idea as: "you can't get a baby in one month by
> getting nine women pregnant." I have no idea, though, whether that'd
> expression would be more or less offensive.
>
> My advice to you would be to take up the matter with the original
> poster privately, and explain to him why you feel slighted by the
> words he used, before making this a matter of governance. (And I see
> that he responded to this same message in a way that indicates that he
> didn't see why offense was taken.)
>
> The forums here on opensolaris.org are international in nature, and
> it's clear that not everyone's sensibilities are the same. What's
> very offensive to some may be a lesser offense or even a common idea
> to others.
>
> I suspect that most people aren't complete ogres, and if you point out
> privately that what was written could be taken the wrong way by some
> readers, they'll correct themselves. I suggest reserving
> administrative action for those who are _persistently_ abusive and
> highly disruptive, rather than those who might make a once in a while
> gaff.
>
>
If you want to make a big deal of this instance, I will be more than
happy to oblige. But I want to be sure that you are speaking for the
entire OGB.
