On April 8, 2014 5:59:33 AM EDT, intrigeri <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi, > >I've been annoyed for a while with our usage of the "Broken Window" >terminology. It comes from a theory [1] that has is used as the basis >for social control policies I'd rather not see our project >associated with.
As someone who lived under Giuliani's iron grip (and "no dancing at bars"), I appreciate the gesture and thoughtfulness. > >Until now, I had no alternate wording to propose, so I could only shut >up. But we've recently brainstormed this together with Jurre and u., >and we've come with what I believe is a pretty good alternative. >Here we go: > >I hereby propose we move to the "Hole in the Roof" wording. > >In my view, it expresses exactly what we mean with "Broken Window": >something that, if not fixed quickly, will degrade more or less >quickly, and will make our life more and more painful. I also think >the meaning is easily grasped from the wording, without needing any >background in sociology or criminology, which sounds good. > >I've added this topic to tomorrow's meeting agenda, but I realize it's >too late to make a proposal now and see it decided upon tomorrow, so >I expect we'll only gather opinions tomorrow, and wait one more week >before turning this into a decision. > >So, deadline = April 15. > >Thoughts, other proposals? Flat Tire Flesh Wound Cracked Tooth Leaky Spacesuit Zombie Bite Hmm... Maybe not... ;) > >(Oh, and I volunteer to adapt every bit needed in our doc, Redmine, >etc.) > >[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory > >Cheers, +n _______________________________________________ Tails-dev mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to [email protected].
