The issue is not that any term that was used is offensive, it is deeper subtlety that needs to be addressed.
As Scott has said, we had discussions about that before and at the UDS to the point that there was the question if there should be a second "MOTU" group for the KDE packages in universe. However, we have decided, and I believe correctly, that this would not be the ideal outcome and hence there should not be a distinction between people working on KDE packages and other people. I have also never heard anybody in the motu channel or the motu ML that someone working mostly on Gnome packages should go to a special Gnome channel when they asked for mentorship to be a MOTU. Let remember what we stand for in Ubuntu. Respect and diversity. We are all working on a diverse set of packages. In some areas it makes sense that certain groups focus on a certain set of packages, however, this does not mean that those people are isolated from the larger community. I believe MOTU's purpose is to work on high quality packages in the universe repo. Nothing excludes people working a majority of time on KDE packages to do that. Hence the suggestion not to be welcomed in MOTU because of a preference or experience to a certain set of packages is inappropriate and counter-productive. How should someone get a broader horizon when he is sent away in the try to do so? Remember, it was asked for mentorship for MOTU, not particular questions for a Kubuntu package! So please let's be mindful, that we are one big family and that we are all following the same goal. We support each other, we are inclusive, not exclusive! Just my 2c! Ralph (txwikinger) On 06/16/2010 08:04 AM, Soren Hansen wrote: > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 10:03:52PM -0400, Scott Kitterman wrote: > >> Today in my backscroll I see: >> >> [15:13:58]<fabrice_sp> shadeslayer, what do you want? >> > [...] > >> [15:29:16]<shadeslayer> fabrice_sp: that package was sponsored by maco in >> #kubuntu-devel :P >> >> This is completely inappropriate. Let me know when #ubuntu-motu is open for >> everyone in the Ubuntu community. >> > Sorry, maybe I'm being dense, but which part exactly is offensive? > > -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list Ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
