Linus might not (always) be the nicest person, but he is not a troll. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)
<quote> In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people,[1] by posting inflammatory,[2] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a newsgroup, forum, chat room, or blog) with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[3] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[4] </quote> I don't think he goes around upsetting/harassing people just for the hell of it ;-) After quickly skimming the Ubuntu doc, I must say I like it. > On 10 Mar 2015, at 13:24, kilon alios <kilon.al...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Well you could also rename "ubuntu code of conduct" to "pissing against the > wind" to be more accurate. Since their biggest troll is Linus himself, the > creator of Linux. > > And since they are not going to kick him out any time soon , such document is > as pointless as it could ever be. > > Fortunately Pharo is in the opposite side and a far better position than the > Linux community will ever be. The real question is that if pharo ever gets a > troll like Linus that also happens to be a very substantial contributor will > the Pharo community have the courage to kick this guy out. I would most > definetly not be sticking around to find out. > > I love Pharo , but I love having fun with coding even more. > > "Good conduct" is a flag almost all people wave around but very few willing > to fight for it. A piece of paper is just meaningless without the relevant > actions.People who have zero tolerance against behaviour with the clear > intention to ridicule , insult and divide a community. > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 10:47 AM, Christophe Demarey > <christophe.dema...@inria.fr> wrote: > Hello, > > We got some threads around the best way to work / communicate between > ourselves. > We are not the only ones concerned! Take a look at: > • http://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-adopts-conflict-resolution-code/ > • http://www.ubuntu.com/about/about-ubuntu/conduct > > I really like the ubuntu code of conduct. We could adopt one for Pharo: > 1/ to always keep the fun > 2/ to describe how works the Pharo community to newcomers. > > Christophe. >
