Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 11 Feb 2000 08:55:44 -0500 (EST) | From | "Richard B. Johnson" <> | Subject | Re: Standards of Conduct |
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On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Karen Shaeffer wrote: [SNIPPED...] > > I would urge those controlling this list to take responsibility and put all > list subscribers on notice that certain behaviors can no longer be > tolerated. It is clearly in the best interest of Linux as we move forward.
No. You do not have the right or privilege to define what will be "tolerated". It is clearly in the best interest of everybody, not just Linux, that nobody should be forced to abide by your rules or the rules of some collective group.
If you have a problem with the free speech exercised by someone, I urge you to contact that person directly. I believe that you have a responsibility to do this before you attempt to quell free speech globally.
I do not like some of the words and threats that I have recently read on this list. However, there are greater issues at stake than my annoyance.
Your monitor will not suddenly explode with rage. This is not a safety issue. This is an issue of free speech in a public forum. Women and men world-wide have died in battle to protect these basic human rights. We cannot have you, or anybody else, decide for us whether or not it was worth the cost.
Cheers, Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.3.41 on an i686 machine (800.63 BogoMips).
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