Hi, [I can't help but assume this as a troll, but still replying.]
On ബുധന് 13 ജൂലൈ 2016 04:23 വൈകു, Michael Ole Olsen wrote: > If you cannot stand behind your work with your real name, you should not be > in Debian IMO > Why? Debian is following meritocracy, AFAIK. Your contribution towards Debian matters, nothing else. > I'm already starting becoming paranoid with the many new uploaders, debian > has gotten large by now. How's that a problem? > > > What is the problem with using real name? > If you don't want to be found on google, you can hide your middle name... It isn't a question of something being "problem" or not. Contributors should have the right to use a pseudonym, as that can in no way hinder their contribution. > > But nicknames or anonymous people, that's a dangerous trend.... Why? > Debian project is not a project that is endangering people who develop on > it... NSA is not going to trace you more because you work on debian likely, > they're busy with the encryption people likely. > NSA [= anybody] tracing us is not the only reason we would want to use a pseudonym. > > Debian is like any other opensource project, GNU etc. > We want to know who we can contact if things break, and any developer should > preferably be open to be contacted too... that would be a responsible way to > do things. Have a contact mail. > We have BTS[1] for that. > The Debian project does not fit in a high risk project group I think > i.e. some may want to bribe developers if they know real name, or even hurt > developers... > Again, it is not the question of "Risk". It is just damn individual choice. [1] https://www.debian.org/Bugs/ -- Balasankar C http://balasankarc.in
