Seeking feedback and/or approval on CWG working group drafts

inode0 inode0 at gmail.com
Fri Apr 22 03:29:44 UTC 2011


On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Stephen John Smoogen <smooge at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 19:19, inode0 <inode0 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> With all due respect asking the board to handle death penalty cases
>> isn't asking the board to be traffic cops. It is a show of respect to
>> the board that I trust them more than any other body to put personal
>> feelings aside for the good of the project. They more than anyone else
>> have that responsibility in my mind.
>
> Death penalty is quite the loaded term. If the board says to Joe Bob
> Contributor that they are no longer welcome at Fedora related events,
> projects, mailing lists, etc. it is no where the same as we putting
> him on a firing line and shooting him. Putting it in such terms does
> nothing to further the conversation and just sets people's opinions in
> stone before a conversation can be started.

Did someone mention the Fedora Gestapo?

I am done trying to further this conversation and maybe I've even
changed my mind.

John


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