Fedora Desktop future- RedHat moves
max bianco
maximilianbianco at gmail.com
Wed Apr 30 16:46:58 UTC 2008
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 12:34 PM, David G. Mackay
<mackay_d at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 11:47 -0400, max bianco wrote:
> > > I find that Fedora is a great platform on which to use the latest
> > > development tools and get a preview of new environments. I can't think
> > > of a better distro for that. Some folks, however have suggested that I
> > > have to buy the whole fedora philosophy (and I'm not sure that there's
> > > any real consensus on exactly what that is) if I want to remain as a
> > > fedora user. Decorum prevents me from giving the explicit response that
> > > such an idea deserves.
> > >
> > No! I think the spirit of Fedora is freedom and you should say what
> > you feel because otherwise what's the point? I won't judge you for
> > having a different view than me but I will let you know that I
> > disagree but so what?. This is a forum for users is it not?
> > unmoderated and I am glad that it is so! There is too much
> > regulation/moderation/conformity in the world and certainly
> > organization is required to run a project like Fedora but there is
> > and should always be a place where you can voice your opinion,
> > regardless of how unpopular it is. I did just that recently talking
> > about KDE, some took offense at my comments and some tried to figure
> > out what the hell I was talking about, what matters in any kind of
> > community is that its citizens express themselves freely and without
> > fear. Damn the silence I say. If you feel strongly about something
> > then don't hide it. Your not doing yourself or anyone else any favors
> > in the long run, everyone's opinion counts and it just might be yours
> > that makes the critical difference. Certainly decorum is a good thing
> > and some , myself included, could stand to learn a bit more about it
> > but don't let it keep you from saying what you have to say. The only
> > thing an intelligent being finds offensive is a communication barrier.
>
> Most folks prefer their communications to be somewhat less visceral.
> That said, I've also seen some pretty vile things hidden behind a shield
> of decorum.
>
> We're drifting even further OT here, but as you say, this is
> unmoderated. That means that there's a lot more traffic than necessary,
> but I find that I can occasionally sift a few real gems of information
> out of the chaff.
>
>
>
If it were moderated there would be fewer gems to find.
Max
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