Hi Tony,

On 09.12.23 20:25, Tony Walker wrote:
> I am new and an outsider, but I have to say that the accusations,
> insinuations, and anger around this is really not a good look. I have
> been using Linux since the mid 90's. There have been too many fights
> that split the community in that time. My thoughts, anyway.
>
> I found an issue with postfix and gmail that I was going to debug and
> fix over the holidays (an email to factory a few weeks ago). That is,
> I was about to become a contributor. Now, I am rethinking whether this
> is the right community to land. There are lots of topics to debate
> (e.g., security or user experience). A logo doesn't seem to rise to
> that level to me. The process seems more important but, on that, I
> don't know enough to render an opinion. However, I appeal to
> everyone...please don't make this personal. I have seen too much of
> that in the past thirty years.

I am "old" and consider myself an "insider", but I am equally disgusted
by the way this discussion is going on, so you are not alone with this.

Best regards, and thanks for your upcoming contribution to the project.
Don't let crazy politicians on this list stop you from fixing the
technical stuff :-)

Have fun!

        seife
--
Stefan Seyfried

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over
  public relations, for nature cannot be fooled." -- Richard Feynman