Ricardo Chung wrote:
On Jueves, 19 de Enero de 2012 15:35:05 K. Dennis Leyendecker escribió:
On 19.01.2012 10:02, Per Jessen wrote:
What we need to know now is - where do one go to make a motion of no confidence? Well, perhaps a bit strong, but it does seem that a few people feel that the board has overstepped its mandate in this case. I certainly don't see "political activism" listed under "Governance":
http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Guiding_principles
Perhaps we can look a bit beyond the SOPA issue, and discuss whether the openSUSE project should be actively engaging itself in political matters (of any kind)? My opinion is quite clear - if we as individuals want to help further a political agenda, there are other and better ways of doing it. If however we want to help build the openSUSE Linux distribution, this is what the openSUSE project does - and nothing else.
Well, I bet with you that the same people, who are now complaining that the board made this decision would also complain about it, if the board didn't start the protest.
+1 Sure. Complaints will come every single time. Favor or Counter. Politics and Politicians are not always the same. Politic positions are natural to human in any culture to solve ambigous situations.
This is exactly why I propose openSUSE should just say no and refrain from all political activism. There are millions of issues openSUSE could devote its time and energy to, but because our members and users are highly unlikely to agree on even one, the best option is to stay away. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (5.5°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org