On Thu, 03 Dec 2020 15:53:37 -0500, Felix Miata wrote:
Jim Henderson composed on 2020-12-03 19:54 (UTC):
On Thu, 03 Dec 2020 20:47:21 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:
That said, nobody should be disgusted because somebody declares their opinion that the name choice is idiotic. There is no ofense intended.
Whether it's intended or not isn't really material. Whether it offended is.
I disagree. A right to not be offended would be in direct contradiction to a right to speak freely. Both cannot co-exist. On these opensuse mailing lists in particular, in recent decades in general elsewhere, I see a pattern which seems to me that people think a right to not be offended exists. In the USA at least, freedom to speak is an explicit constitutional right, openSUSE Guiding principles and tort law notwithstanding. People looking to be offended, and complain about it when it happens, need to grow some thicker skin.
The above in no wise contradicts being polite and helpful are courtesies everyone, and no less so here, should exercise.
It isn't about not saying "this is idiotic" if you really don't understand that it is offensive (for whatever reason). It's about understanding the impact we have on each other. (Were I in a joking mood, I might be inclined to say something like "any other view is idiotic" as a way of humorously making a point - but that would be inappropriate.) -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits