Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (292 mails)

[Jos Poortvliet <jos@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2011-05-10 Togan wrote:
> On 05/10/2011 06:01 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> > >   sexual or racial images in public spaces
> > >
> > > Them being defined as sexual or racial by whom?
> >
> > By the person hearing them.
>
> That is subjective
>
> > >   deliberate intimidation
> > >
> > > Again, defined by whom?
> >
> > By the person feeling intimidated.
>
> That is subjective
>
> > >   inappropriate jokes and insults;
> > >
> > > OK, insults should be out of the question but who defines the
> > > inappropriateness of a joke? That varies between cultures.
> >
> > Again, it is defined by the person hearing it.
>
> Again that is subjective
>
> IMO a policy should be impartial, subjective terms will not help

Then you can NEVER have a policy against inproper behavior because the 
whole CONCEPT of improper behavior depends on subjective grounds. 
Actually, all of ethics is subjective, unless you ask God or Allah or 
another Deity to decide (and you'll have to interpret that too).

So this is not a useful argument and that has been said 20 times in this 
thread already as well as in the FAQ on the site. Can we please get out 
of philosophy mode and talk about any concrete improvements? If there 
are none, then let's stop the discussion and we'll have a policy.

> Togan