On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 7:01 PM Gerald Pfeifer
On Sat 2020-11-28, Mark Stopka wrote:
Let's assume the worst here, I won't report anything, but someone with a hero complex would take that conversation to the board complaining about Vojtěch's behavior, appropriate reaction from board side would be I believe to approach first myself (as "victim") and ask my opinion, and I would say "C'mon, Vojtěch, he is such as delicate flower I know him for ages, there is no harm intended on his side", case closed.
It's not that simple.
In public conversations like this there are observers, and what they see affects their own, future behavior. Which may include remaining silent for fear of being shamed. Or leaving. Or ...
I see Neal raising this a strong signal that we all should consider.
In my experience in the Linux Discord communities (especially the openSUSE one), I have dealt with *many* complaints about the mailing lists, and people being afraid to contribute because of how people respond on the lists. I was pushed over the edge after reading the excerpt in my original post after trying to convince someone in the openSUSE Discord community that contributing to openSUSE is easy and fun, and not scary. I want this community to be even more awesome than it already is, so that's why I brought it up. -- 真実はいつも一つ!/ Always, there's only one truth!