On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 01:41:09PM +0000, Matthew Garrett wrote: > Josselin Mouette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is nothing like a moral right to mock people, just like there is > > nothing like a moral right not to be mocked. > > Research[1] has shown that one of the primary factors deterring women > from involvement in free software is the perceived hostility of many of > the communities. Do candidates believe that mocking of other members of > the project is acceptable[2],
Generally, no. However, in any sufficiently large community it *will* happen; and I do not think that flaming people because one feels mocked is acceptable, either. -- <Lo-lan-do> Home is where you have to wash the dishes. -- #debian-devel, Freenode, 2004-09-22 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
