I have watched with interest the comments passed back and forth, after the resignation of one of our members.
I am by no means a competant C Programmer, or a Linux Guru, but do feel quite comfortable here in the Debian Community. As a user I appreciate deeply the work and dedication which has, and is still being done on the package, and the great help I have received in getting my system together, and functioning reliably. (It has not fallen over yet unlike others I have seen in the past) Throughout the threads of the discussion, I have noticed a touch of animosity between some of our members and while discussion can be heathy, bickerring and animosity is not, and we all must be careful that we do not split the community down the middle. It would be a great pity for Debian to flounder in any way, shape or form. I am seeing a possible rift developing between some of our members, and I do not believe that any of us would wish for this to happen. I look at the situation it that one of our members has moved on, and no one person in any organisation will bring that organisation down...and it certainly is not worth a civil war over. The goals of the organisation do not change by the addition or subtraction of a single member, although he may be of influence. Emotive discussion and nit picking can only harm the organisation as a whole. We need to be careful not to turn this situation into a flaming match. I may have misread the situation, but this is how I saw it as a newbie to the community. Ian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]