Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-24 Thread Pierre-Elliott Bécue
Le 25 janvier 2022 01:07:14 GMT+01:00, Norbert Preining a écrit : >On Mon, 24 Jan 2022, Pierre-Elliott Bécue wrote: >> moral contract. > >Moral? Haven't seen that in the last months or years. >Riding the moral horse after having waded through so much stuff. > >That is krass. > >Norbert > >--

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-24 Thread Norbert Preining
On Mon, 24 Jan 2022, Pierre-Elliott Bécue wrote: > moral contract. Moral? Haven't seen that in the last months or years. Riding the moral horse after having waded through so much stuff. That is krass. Norbert -- PREINING Norbert https://www.preining.info Fujitsu

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-24 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
On 2022-01-24 14:35, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Du, 23 ian 22, 10:52:48, deloptes wrote: >> >> I will be not surprised if I replace debian with something else in the >> future. Not because I care that much about the CoC, but because the >> ideologically motivated organization will not be

Re: [SUMMARY STATEMENT] Was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-24 Thread Pierre-Elliott Bécue
local10 wrote on 24/01/2022 at 00:32:10+0100: > Jan 23, 2022, 21:43 by p...@debian.org: > >> What happened is that DAM took a decision, which was challenged by some >> Developers, among with some were willing to start a General Resolution >> to overturn DAM's decision. >> >> In that heated

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-24 Thread Pierre-Elliott Bécue
Norbert Preining wrote on 24/01/2022 at 00:09:10+0100: > Hi peb, > >> And as debian-private is private, there is little to no chance a Debian >> Member will provide any mail Norbert might not provide. >> >> And, for the sake of clarity, neither Norbert should provide no mail at >> all, for the

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-24 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 24 ian 22, 01:37:55, max wrote: > January 22, 2022 1:52:16 PM CET "Marco Möller" > wrote: > > > Without transparency the Debian project does not present itself as > > community driven, but as a closer circle of directing minds hiding the > > reasoning for their decisions. > >

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-24 Thread RP
On 1/24/22 11:35, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Du, 23 ian 22, 10:52:48, deloptes wrote: I will be not surprised if I replace debian with something else in the future. Not because I care that much about the CoC, but because the ideologically motivated organization will not be able to deliver

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-24 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 23 ian 22, 10:52:48, deloptes wrote: > > I will be not surprised if I replace debian with something else in the > future. Not because I care that much about the CoC, but because the > ideologically motivated organization will not be able to deliver the > expected quality. Typically

Re: [CODE OF CONDUCT REMINDER - WAS Re: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?]

2022-01-24 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 09:50:45AM -0800, RP wrote: > > > This whole thread has turned into a violation of the very first rule.  By that, I presume you are referring to "The mailing lists exist to foster the development and use of Debian. Non-constructive or off-topic messages, along with other

Re: [CODE OF CONDUCT REMINDER - WAS Re: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?]

2022-01-24 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
On 2022-01-24 12:50, RP wrote: > On 1/24/22 09:33, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: >> On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 04:55:25PM +, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: >>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 12:44:52PM +0100, deloptes wrote: max wrote: > For comparison, RMS is publicly against singular "they", and

Re: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-24 Thread Tom Browder
On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 11:36 Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On Mon Jan 24 08:51:46 2022 max wrote: … Amen, brother! -Tom

Re: [CODE OF CONDUCT REMINDER - WAS Re: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?]

2022-01-24 Thread RP
On 1/24/22 09:33, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 04:55:25PM +, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 12:44:52PM +0100, deloptes wrote: max wrote: For comparison, RMS is publicly against singular "they", and Debian developers voted not to censure him.

Re: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-24 Thread Charlie Gibbs
On Mon Jan 24 08:51:46 2022 max wrote: > For comparison, RMS is publicly against singular "they", > and Debian developers voted not to censure him. > https://stallman.org/articles/genderless-pronouns.html > Seems like a double standard, but whatever. I've bookmarked that web page. I largely

Re: [CODE OF CONDUCT REMINDER - WAS Re: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?]

2022-01-24 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 04:55:25PM +, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 12:44:52PM +0100, deloptes wrote: > > max wrote: > > > > > For comparison, RMS is publicly against singular "they", and Debian > > > developers voted not to censure him. > > >

[CODE OF CONDUCT REMINDER - WAS Re: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?]

2022-01-24 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 12:44:52PM +0100, deloptes wrote: > max wrote: > > > For comparison, RMS is publicly against singular "they", and Debian > > developers voted not to censure him. > > https://stallman.org/articles/genderless-pronouns.html Seems like a double > > standard, but whatever. > >

Re: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-24 Thread deloptes
max wrote: > For comparison, RMS is publicly against singular "they", and Debian > developers voted not to censure him. > https://stallman.org/articles/genderless-pronouns.html Seems like a double > standard, but whatever. If you engage in such discussion, you are ready to fail. There is no

Re: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-24 Thread harryweaver
24 Jan 2022, 19:52 by maxwi...@mailfence.com: > For comparison, RMS is publicly against singular "they", and Debian > developers voted not to censure him. > https://stallman.org/articles/genderless-pronouns.html Seems like a double > standard, but whatever. > > BTW, Norbert, I have used TeX

Re: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-24 Thread max
For comparison, RMS is publicly against singular "they", and Debian developers voted not to censure him. https://stallman.org/articles/genderless-pronouns.html Seems like a double standard, but whatever. BTW, Norbert, I have used TeX on Debian many times. So let me take this opportunity to

Re: "Package was removed from Debian because of a variable name" myth (?) (was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?)

2022-01-24 Thread mick crane
On 2022-01-23 19:54, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: I have no idea what are your plan to reach down the road but you may get much more than you expect. I think this is what is called gaslighting. mick -- Key ID4BFEBB31

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread max
January 24, 2022 3:44:51 AM CET Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > You don't have other interest ? This seem to be the only thing you talked > about and never asked a question on another subject. You must have missed by post about

Re: [SUMMARY STATEMENT] Was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread deloptes
Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > This seems to me close to harassment. its just popcorn but you'll obviously never get it. please stop as well and thank you in advance -- FCD6 3719 0FFB F1BF 38EA 4727 5348 5F1F DCFE BCB0

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
On 2022-01-23 21:39, max wrote: > January 24, 2022 2:23:12 AM CET Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside > wrote: > >> None here are public officials, this is a private corporation even if it's >> of public utility. > > Nor was I suggesting otherwise. > > I'm just saying that it's odd for a

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread max
January 24, 2022 2:23:12 AM CET Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > None here are public officials, this is a private corporation even if it's of > public utility. Nor was I suggesting otherwise. I'm just saying that it's odd for a moralistic organization like Debian to be less

Re: [SUMMARY STATEMENT] Was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
On 2022-01-23 21:27, deloptes wrote: > local10 wrote: > >> I asked you a simple question: Is there a list of all the horrible things >> Norbert Preining said that was used to support the decision to demote him? >> >> Instead of providing a clear answer to the question you seem to be more >>

Re: [SUMMARY STATEMENT] Was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread deloptes
local10 wrote: > I asked you a simple question: Is there a list of all the horrible things > Norbert Preining said that was used to support the decision to demote him? > > Instead of providing a clear answer to the question you seem to be more > interesting in engaging in sophism and detracting

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
Hi, On 2022-01-23 19:37, max wrote: > January 22, 2022 1:52:16 PM CET "Marco Möller" > wrote: > >> Without transparency the Debian project does not present itself as >> community driven, but as a closer circle of directing minds hiding the >> reasoning for their decisions. > > Indeed. In

Re: [SUMMARY STATEMENT] Was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
On 2022-01-23 19:27, local10 wrote: > Jan 23, 2022, 23:58 by deb...@polynamaude.com: > >> >> >>> Sounds sketchy but whatever.  Is there a list of all the horrible things >>> Norbert Preining said that was used to support the decision to demote him? >>> As a Debian and KDE user I'm trying to

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread RP
On 1/23/22 16:37, max wrote: January 22, 2022 1:52:16 PM CET "Marco Möller" wrote: Without transparency the Debian project does not present itself as community driven, but as a closer circle of directing minds hiding the reasoning for their decisions. Indeed. In the US, one can demand

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread max
January 22, 2022 1:52:16 PM CET "Marco Möller" wrote: > Without transparency the Debian project does not present itself as community > driven, but as a closer circle of directing minds hiding the reasoning for > their decisions. Indeed. In the US, one can demand to read the archived

Re: [SUMMARY STATEMENT] Was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread local10
Jan 23, 2022, 23:58 by deb...@polynamaude.com: > > >> Sounds sketchy but whatever.  Is there a list of all the horrible things >> Norbert Preining said that was used to support the decision to demote him? >> As a Debian and KDE user I'm trying to understand if Debian leadership was >>

Re: [SUMMARY STATEMENT] Was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
On 2022-01-23 18:32, local10 wrote: > Jan 23, 2022, 21:43 by p...@debian.org: > >> What happened is that DAM took a decision, which was challenged by some >> Developers, among with some were willing to start a General Resolution >> to overturn DAM's decision. >> >> In that heated discussion,

Re: [SUMMARY STATEMENT] Was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread local10
Jan 23, 2022, 21:43 by p...@debian.org: > What happened is that DAM took a decision, which was challenged by some > Developers, among with some were willing to start a General Resolution > to overturn DAM's decision. > > In that heated discussion, Ian decided to collect any bad interaction >

Re: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Norbert Preining
Hi peb, > And as debian-private is private, there is little to no chance a Debian > Member will provide any mail Norbert might not provide. > > And, for the sake of clarity, neither Norbert should provide no mail at > all, for the forementioned reason. That remains solely at my discretion. I

Re: [SUMMARY STATEMENT] Was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread RP
n 1/23/22 13:43, Pierre-Elliott Bécue wrote: local10 wrote on 23/01/2022 at 21:34:19+0100: Jan 23, 2022, 20:12 by deb...@polynamaude.com: You'd leave because you have to be held responsible for your actions ? What actions? Based on the message ( 

Re: [SUMMARY STATEMENT] Was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Pierre-Elliott Bécue
local10 wrote on 23/01/2022 at 21:34:19+0100: > Jan 23, 2022, 20:12 by deb...@polynamaude.com: > >> You'd leave because you have to be held responsible for your actions ? >> > > What actions? Based on the message > ( https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2019/01/msg00186.html ) it > looks

Re: [SUMMARY STATEMENT] Was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Jim Popovitch
On Sun, 2022-01-23 at 21:34 +0100, local10 wrote: > Jan 23, 2022, 20:12 by deb...@polynamaude.com: > > > You'd leave because you have to be held responsible for your actions ? > > > > What actions? Based on the message (  > https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2019/01/msg00186.html ) it

Re: [SUMMARY STATEMENT] Was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread local10
Jan 23, 2022, 20:12 by deb...@polynamaude.com: > You'd leave because you have to be held responsible for your actions ? > What actions? Based on the message (  https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2019/01/msg00186.html ) it looks like they came up with the verdict first and then started to

Re: [SUMMARY STATEMENT] Was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
On 2022-01-23 14:10, local10 wrote: > Jan 23, 2022, 18:48 by ta...@debianlists.mobilxpress.net: > >> On 23.01.22 00:24, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: >> >>> >>> >> I think the further deterioration of his relation with Debian stems from >> there, but i did not explore 900 matches of >>

Re: [SUMMARY STATEMENT] Was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Pierre-Elliott Bécue
local10 wrote on 23/01/2022 at 20:10:26+0100: > Jan 23, 2022, 18:48 by ta...@debianlists.mobilxpress.net: > >> On 23.01.22 00:24, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: >> >>> >>> >> I think the further deterioration of his relation with Debian stems from >> there, but i did not explore 900 matches

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
On 2022-01-23 08:53, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > [Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside] > >> This is a mailing list, not a airport. No need to announce any departure. >> If you feel there's something better then go for your own faith. >> >> The basis of community based software is pretty simple :

Re: [SUMMARY STATEMENT] Was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread tomas
On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 08:10:26PM +0100, local10 wrote: > Jan 23, 2022, 18:48 by ta...@debianlists.mobilxpress.net: > > > On 23.01.22 00:24, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > > >> > >> > > I think the further deterioration of his relation with Debian stems from > > there, but i did not

Re: "Package was removed from Debian because of a variable name" myth (?) (was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?)

2022-01-23 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
On 2022-01-23 08:16, mick crane wrote: > On 2022-01-23 11:56, Andy Smith wrote: >> Hi Mick, >> >> On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:52:12AM +, mick crane wrote: >>> On 2022-01-23 11:38, Andy Smith wrote: >>> > On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:17:25AM +, mick crane wrote: >>> > > I was a little

Re: [SUMMARY STATEMENT] Was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread local10
Jan 23, 2022, 18:48 by ta...@debianlists.mobilxpress.net: > On 23.01.22 00:24, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > >> >> > I think the further deterioration of his relation with Debian stems from > there, but i did not explore 900 matches of > > > >

Re: [SUMMARY STATEMENT] Was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Marco Möller
On 23.01.22 00:24, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: On Sat, Jan 22, 2022 at 08:29:42PM +0100, Marco Möller wrote: On 22.01.22 15:24, songbird wrote: Thomas Schmitt wrote: ... When this topic came up i googled around for learning about the actual conflict. This mail by Norbert Preining

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread tomas
On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 08:31:29AM -0700, Charles Curley wrote: > On Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:03:27 +0100 > wrote: [...] > > This is not helpful [...] > This isn't very helpful either. What we have here is a difference in > world view. At least one of you is (and possibly both are) wrong. You are

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Charles Curley
On Sun, 23 Jan 2022 11:03:27 +0100 wrote: > > Looking into the details to me it seems exactly as expected. The > > liberal hijacked Debian [...] > > This is not helpful. If you value logic as much as you talk about (cf. > your other post), you wouldn't need this narrative of Some Dark >

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread deloptes
Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > Just a note, he's not 30 https://people.debian.org/~peb/resume.html but I stop as it is unbearable ... and I am not sure who is playing the fool. You are just digging the grave for this awesome project and I hope I am wrong. But it could be just

Re: "Package was removed from Debian because of a variable name" myth (?) (was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?)

2022-01-23 Thread Greg Wooledge
> > > > This diff might give you an idea of some of the problems with this > > > > software (sadly broken TLS setup so have to click through warning): > > > > > > > > https://gitlab.com/woob/woob/-/merge_requests/228/diffs#85eabf8cd7ee0b4611976309bd723f6ad7b301c4_785_784 > If you insist on

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 05:59:40AM -0500, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > > > On 2022-01-23 04:52, deloptes wrote: > > Marco Möller wrote: > > [Marco Moeller] > >> I feel that a concise statement from Debian insiders would gain a lot to > >> not provoke avoidable discussions and would

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Pierre-Elliott Bécue
I was not considering keeping up this discussion but it's really too tempting, so here is a last one! deloptes wrote on 23/01/2022 at 13:30:03+0100: > I do not know you But, > I am fed up of guys like you. deloptes wrote on 23/01/2022 at 13:30:03+0100: > I do not know you and I do not

Re: "Package was removed from Debian because of a variable name" myth (?) (was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?)

2022-01-23 Thread mick crane
On 2022-01-23 11:56, Andy Smith wrote: Hi Mick, On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:52:12AM +, mick crane wrote: On 2022-01-23 11:38, Andy Smith wrote: > On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:17:25AM +, mick crane wrote: > > I was a little concerned about the direction of travel when that > > software > >

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Andy Smith
Hi delptes, On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 01:30:03PM +0100, deloptes wrote: > I do not know you and I do not insult you > I am fed up of guys like you. > you are one of those smart, morally superior *** *, who know they are > better. > I even do not expect you will understand what I am saying

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
On 2022-01-23 07:30, deloptes wrote: > Pierre-Elliott Bécue wrote: > >> You do not care but still take plenty time to post a very long paragraph >> full of nonsense which brings nothing relevant to the discussion, and >> shows that you are also able to lack that ability you claim having to >>

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread deloptes
Pierre-Elliott Bécue wrote: > You do not care but still take plenty time to post a very long paragraph > full of nonsense which brings nothing relevant to the discussion, and > shows that you are also able to lack that ability you claim having to > have a constructive debate instead of asserting,

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Pierre-Elliott Bécue
deloptes wrote on 23/01/2022 at 11:38:21+0100: > Pierre-Elliott Bécue wrote: > >> Thanks for sharing this masterpiece of rhetoric, intellect and >> understanding about how things work in Debian. >> >> This was enlightening. > > you are welcome (I am not stupid, just answering in the same

Re: "Package was removed from Debian because of a variable name" myth (?) (was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?)

2022-01-23 Thread Andy Smith
Hi Mick, On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:52:12AM +, mick crane wrote: > On 2022-01-23 11:38, Andy Smith wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:17:25AM +, mick crane wrote: > > > I was a little concerned about the direction of travel when that > > > software > > > got removed from the repository

Re: "Package was removed from Debian because of a variable name" myth (?) (was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?)

2022-01-23 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
On 2022-01-23 06:52, mick crane wrote: > On 2022-01-23 11:38, Andy Smith wrote: >> Hello, >> >> On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:17:25AM +, mick crane wrote: >>> I was a little concerned about the direction of travel when that >>> software >>> got removed from the repository because of variable

Re: "Package was removed from Debian because of a variable name" myth (?) (was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?)

2022-01-23 Thread mick crane
On 2022-01-23 11:38, Andy Smith wrote: Hello, On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:17:25AM +, mick crane wrote: I was a little concerned about the direction of travel when that software got removed from the repository because of variable names. If you're referring to the WebOOB package, that was

"Package was removed from Debian because of a variable name" myth (?) (was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?)

2022-01-23 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:17:25AM +, mick crane wrote: > I was a little concerned about the direction of travel when that software > got removed from the repository because of variable names. If you're referring to the WebOOB package, that was not why it was removed and incorrect

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
Hi, On 2022-01-23 06:17, mick crane wrote: >> >> All together it is sad that conflicts are not solved for one or another >> reason. > > This is probably an accurate observation. > I was a little concerned about the direction of travel when that > software got removed from the repository because

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread mick crane
On 2022-01-23 08:19, deloptes wrote: Marco Möller wrote: I feel that a concise statement from Debian insiders would gain a lot to not provoke avoidable discussions and would right away defeat heat given off obstructively. As Thomas pointed out, there are hundreds of posts from years old

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread deloptes
Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > I feel like someone is very frustrated and can't seem to self moderate > himself. > > This is probably the part of opensource community that is the most time > consuming and more destructive for all projects, what make serious > people look at us like if

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
On 2022-01-23 04:52, deloptes wrote: > Marco Möller wrote: > >> I feel that a concise statement from Debian insiders would gain a lot to >> not provoke avoidable discussions and would right away defeat heat given >> off obstructively. >> As Thomas pointed out, there are hundreds of posts from

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside
On 2022-01-23 05:31, deloptes wrote: > to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > >> This is not helpful. If you value logic as much as you talk about (cf. >> your other post), you wouldn't need this narrative of Some Dark >> Conspiracy Taking Over The World (TM). >> > > No conspiracy - it is a fact. > >>

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread deloptes
Pierre-Elliott Bécue wrote: > Thanks for sharing this masterpiece of rhetoric, intellect and > understanding about how things work in Debian. > > This was enlightening. you are welcome (I am not stupid, just answering in the same manner) I do not care what you do in Debian. I use and support

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread deloptes
to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > This is not helpful. If you value logic as much as you talk about (cf. > your other post), you wouldn't need this narrative of Some Dark > Conspiracy Taking Over The World (TM). > No conspiracy - it is a fact. > Stick to the things as they are. Accept that there are

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread Pierre-Elliott Bécue
deloptes wrote on 23/01/2022 at 10:52:48+0100: > Marco Möller wrote: > >> Asking for transparency to sound like trolling wasn't my intention. I am >> sorry if I wasn't able to find the correct wording for keeping these to >> things distinguishable. >> >> Being a grateful user of Debian, and

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread tomas
On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 10:52:48AM +0100, deloptes wrote: [...] > Looking into the details to me it seems exactly as expected. The liberal > hijacked Debian [...] This is not helpful. If you value logic as much as you talk about (cf. your other post), you wouldn't need this narrative of

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread deloptes
Marco Möller wrote: > Asking for transparency to sound like trolling wasn't my intention. I am > sorry if I wasn't able to find the correct wording for keeping these to > things distinguishable. > > Being a grateful user of Debian, and being in my circle of influence a > strong advocate of the

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-23 Thread deloptes
Marco Möller wrote: > I feel that a concise statement from Debian insiders would gain a lot to > not provoke avoidable discussions and would right away defeat heat given > off obstructively. > As Thomas pointed out, there are hundreds of posts from years old > discussions which appear to be the

[SUMMARY STATEMENT] Was: Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-22 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sat, Jan 22, 2022 at 08:29:42PM +0100, Marco Möller wrote: > On 22.01.22 15:24, songbird wrote: > > Thomas Schmitt wrote: > > ... > > > When this topic came up i googled around for learning about the actual > > > conflict. > > > This mail by Norbert Preining > > > > > >

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-22 Thread Marco Möller
On 22.01.22 15:24, songbird wrote: Thomas Schmitt wrote: ... When this topic came up i googled around for learning about the actual conflict. This mail by Norbert Preining https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2018/12/msg00032.html describes his view on his demotion from Debian Developer

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-22 Thread songbird
Thomas Schmitt wrote: ... > When this topic came up i googled around for learning about the actual > conflict. > This mail by Norbert Preining > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2018/12/msg00032.html > > describes his view on his demotion from Debian Developer to Debian > Maintainer by

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-22 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Marco Möller wrote: > a statement like the following would provide some transparency: > "the package maintainer was asked to comply to the following rules > ...(stating which ones...) but apparently no conciliation was reached; > therefore the committee ...(stating which committee)... decided

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-22 Thread Marco Möller
On 16.01.22 22:36, Pierre-Elliott Bécue wrote: Anders Andersson wrote on 16/01/2022 at 17:09:01+0100: On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 11:29 AM Marco Möller wrote: Does somebody has information about what in the background has happened, which made Norbert leaving the team? Considering that Debian

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-17 Thread Nicholas Geovanis
On Mon, Jan 17, 2022, 4:56 PM Nicholas Geovanis wrote: > On Mon, Jan 17, 2022, 4:21 PM wrote: > >> >> 18 Jan 2022, 08:09 by p...@debian.org: >> >> > harrywea...@tutanota.com wrote on 17/01/2022 at 01:02:28+0100: >> > >> >> And I believe in open source. >> >> >> > >> > That's good to know,

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-17 Thread Pierre-Elliott Bécue
harrywea...@tutanota.com wrote on 17/01/2022 at 23:21:07+0100: > 18 Jan 2022, 08:09 by p...@debian.org: > >> >> harrywea...@tutanota.com wrote on 17/01/2022 at 01:02:28+0100: >> >>> And I believe in open source. >>> >> >> That's good to know, although I don't see the connection with what I >>

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-17 Thread Nicholas Geovanis
On Mon, Jan 17, 2022, 4:21 PM wrote: > > 18 Jan 2022, 08:09 by p...@debian.org: > > > harrywea...@tutanota.com wrote on 17/01/2022 at 01:02:28+0100: > > > >> And I believe in open source. > >> > > > > That's good to know, although I don't see the connection with what I > > said. > > Open source

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-17 Thread harryweaver
18 Jan 2022, 08:09 by p...@debian.org: > > harrywea...@tutanota.com wrote on 17/01/2022 at 01:02:28+0100: > >> And I believe in open source. >> > > That's good to know, although I don't see the connection with what I > said. > Open source equates with open information access. That's actually

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-17 Thread Pierre-Elliott Bécue
harrywea...@tutanota.com wrote on 17/01/2022 at 01:02:28+0100: > And I believe in open source. That's good to know, although I don't see the connection with what I said. (apart from that matter you should check your mail client configuration, replying below the quoted mail that you've put

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-16 Thread harryweaver
-- Sent with Tutanota, the secure & ad-free mailbox. 17 Jan 2022, 07:36 by p...@debian.org: > > Anders Andersson wrote on 16/01/2022 at 17:09:01+0100: > >> On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 11:29 AM Marco Möller >> wrote: >> >>> >>> Does somebody has information about what in the background has

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-16 Thread Pierre-Elliott Bécue
Anders Andersson wrote on 16/01/2022 at 17:09:01+0100: > On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 11:29 AM Marco Möller > wrote: >> >> Does somebody has information about what in the background has happened, >> which made Norbert leaving the team? >> Considering that Debian is a community project and myself

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-16 Thread Anders Andersson
On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 11:29 AM Marco Möller wrote: > > Does somebody has information about what in the background has happened, > which made Norbert leaving the team? > Considering that Debian is a community project and myself feeling to be > part of the community, although not actively

Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?

2022-01-15 Thread Andy Smith
Hello, On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 11:28:54AM +0100, Marco Möller wrote: > https://www.preining.info/blog/2022/01/future-of-my-packages-in-debian/ > > I wish that someone could publish some background information, neutral and > respectful and without harming anybody. If Norbert himself did not