[+cc: Mako] Selective quoting:
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 7:15 AM, Edward Cherlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You're on crack, Albert. ... > Albert, I'm not talking to you any more until you start making sense. Not to pick on you personally Edward, this just triggered something: I've long thought we need an equivalent of the Ubuntu code of conduct in the OLPC / Sugar communities: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct - written by Mako (http://mako.cc/copyrighteous/20071112-00) There should be no excuse for personal attacks, insults, or anger directed at individuals, whether in public or private correspondence - but especially in public. Disputes should always be resolved in private, if possible. There is an alarming tendency to attack others on this project in public, as if that gives some credibility to the argument. Since our project is not only open but also for children, we should be doubly motivated to treat each other with the respect that we want to model for the children of the world. Would you say the same things if you were standing in the middle of a classroom of kids? I want to encourage ALL who see this email to read the Ubuntu code of conduct (once again, http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct) and make a personal commitment to abide by the spirit of it until such time as we formally introduce one. As for me, I digitally signed it to become an "Ubuntero" years ago and am now an Ubuntu member. We would do well to emulate the governance structures of the Ubuntu community, which have successfully scaled to a large and ever-growing positive community. Regards Morgan _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel