Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 16 Jul 2013 16:03:07 -0700 | From | Randy Dunlap <> | Subject | Re: [ATTEND] How to act on LKML |
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On 07/16/13 15:54, Jiri Kosina wrote: > > Plus there is a *LOT* of humor and sarcasm in all that. Which just > contributes to working on linux kernel being fun. I'd absolutely like to > keep that spirit. > > If you guys now start telling others what is allowed and what is forbidden > to say, you are going to destroy this completely.
Totally agreed.
And if Jim Z. wants to impose some standards on Linus, good luck with that.
> I don't want to be a part of a community where you have to read a legal > code before you can speak without fear of being accused of verbal > violence. > > This just doesn't fit into how people of my culture see the world; hence, > I may even feel offended by Sarah's proposal (i.e. being very restrictive > about what I am allowed to say), actually. I like openness, I like > sarcasm, I like fun. Anyone who is trying to forbid this just doesn't fit > into my culture. > > So what? He/they believe they achieves their goal through that mode of > operation (and very often they indeed do), as so do we, through different > means of communication. > > No need to change anything anywhere. Please let everyone express their > feelings the way the believe it's best for achieving their goals, and do > the same.
Ack. Thanks for expressing that.
-- ~Randy
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