On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 10:21 AM, Geoff Winkless <pgsqlad...@geoff.dj> wrote:
> On 24 January 2016 at 00:15, Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> wrote: > > On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 00:00:27 +0000 > > Geoff Winkless <pgsqlad...@geoff.dj> wrote: > >> Did I say we all need equal protection? No. I said we're all entitled > >> to the same level of protection. > > > > The preceding two sentences form a distinction that will need some > > elaboration. > > I'm not quite sure how. Maybe English isn't your first language? > > http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/entitle > http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/need > > > Come on, the preceding is contrived to the point of being silly. You > > know exactly what I mean. > > No, it absolutely isn't. Your point is "here is a group of people who > have no right to an opinion because XYZ". My point is that by > generalising to the group you are ignoring the individuals within it. > With due respect to everyone in this conversation, the emphasis should not be in protecting people. It should be in protecting the project as a common endeavor. Protecting individuals from certain kinds of behavior is necessary in accomplishing that. But it isn't the primary goal and should not be. I also think it is important to set that expectation early on. That this is about the needs of the community. I am concerned that there is a drive to jump on a particular cultural bandwagon here which may *appear* to be inclusive but is in fact very exclusionary and would push the project into a very distinctly political direction internationally. > Geoff > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general > -- Best Wishes, Chris Travers Efficito: Hosted Accounting and ERP. Robust and Flexible. No vendor lock-in. http://www.efficito.com/learn_more
