Apology for current firestorm

Paul W. Frields stickster at gmail.com
Fri Feb 19 20:57:27 UTC 2010


On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 11:21:52AM -0600, inode0 wrote:
> I'm sorry the recent thread that I started in response to John's blog
> post has gone off on all these tangents. I think it has been widely
> misunderstood so let me try in fewer than 19 paragraphs to more
> succinctly rephrase it.
> 
> I did not want to derail or impede the work the board and the
> community are doing.
> 
> I did not want to propose and debate alternatives.
> 
> I did want to explain to John what one concern I have is that I know
> is shared by at least some others in the community.
> 
> I did want to acknowledge that as one person in the community with
> concerns I understand the reasons the board is doing this work and I
> think they are legitimate.
> 
> What I hoped would result from it was that the board would understand
> and perhaps acknowledge this concern and be mindful of it as it
> continues with this work.
> 
> That was all.

John,

I appreciate your continuing to think about these issues, and for your
diplomacy and positive attitude in conveying your thoughts.  We
continue to be very mindful of making sure all our contributors feel
valued and welcome in the Fedora Project, including yourself.

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