Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (317 mails)

[Basil Chupin <blchupin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 21/01/12 00:17, Jos Poortvliet wrote:
> On Thursday, January 19, 2012 00:29:59 Carlos E. R. wrote:
> > On Wednesday, 2012-01-18 at 22:15 +0100, DenverD wrote:
> > > On 01/18/2012 08:52 PM, Guido Berhoerster wrote:
> > > > I was trying to point out that the reasoning behind taking part
> > > > in this protest promoting a certain politica agenda (no matter
> > > > how well intended) is rather arbitrary and the said slippery
> > > > slope.
> > > > And I'm rather surprised the board is even entitled to make
> > > > decisions about such matters which are at best peripherally
> > > > related to openSUSE on behalf of the project.
> > > i agree and suggest the board grossly overstepped their authority and
> > > their irresponsible behavior should be dealt with in some appropriate
> > > fashion...their removal would not be any more radical than their
> > > decision to jump into USA politics..
> > >
> > > btw i am very anti-SOPA/PIPA but that is a private individual matter
> > > between me (as a citizen) and my government....this Community and its
> > > Board has _no_ standing in this matter whatsoever...in fact it is
> > > almost as childish to go black for a day as it is for the US government
> > > to think it can control the net in the first place...they do not have a
> > > clue.
> > I agree, too.
> >
> > I may agree with the decission, but not in the form. The board can not
> > decide for all in something so important as taking a political stance.
> Ooh, get over it. And the same goes for Guido, Denver and Per, by the way.
> Blah Blah Blah.
>
> A significant proportion of our user- and contributor base could be cut off
> from our websites due to some ridiculous law in the USA. Half the web,
> including sites like Wikipedia, is going black. In a public IRC meeting the
> board takes the consensus on the channel and decides (on short notice, there
> was little time) to join the worldwide protest. They did what they should do -
> as board. And you all voted for them to make decisions like these, so get of
> their backs and into your cage.
>
> IF you have serious issues, send them to the board in private, don't bikeshed.
>
> Esp Denver - "irresponsible behavior of the board" - dude, take your happy
> pills. You guys are, as usual, shooting with a canon at a flee at 2 feet
> distance and honestly it is getting VERY tiring.
>
> Instead of bikeshedding, loadhttp://bit.ly/xY4Mzs  and be useful.

You're overdoing the "bikeshed" crap.

And your language above does not fit in with your role as Community Manager.

BC

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run into another.
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