Ian Clarke skrev: > On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 11:02 AM, Zero3 <zero3 at zerosplayground.dk> wrote: > >> Matthew Toseland skrev: >> >>> Disruptive person or not, nextgens has contributed far more to the Freenet >>> project than you have, and I don't want to have to take on administering emu >>> unless he gets hit by a bus. Therefore we have to take his views into >>> account. >>> >> So we have reached the point where a person's opinion is being supported >> mainly because not agreeing with him might cause his threats to become >> reality? I guess I understand why you are willing to do so, looking at >> the size and situation of Freenet, but I'm not exactly sure I want to >> support a project run in that way. I'm giving you the benefit of the >> doubt though. >> > > Can we all just take a deep breath? There is absolutely nothing wrong > with having a discussion to determine the best approach. Discussion, > respectful disagreement, and debate are a feature, not a bug. > > We should keep the discussion to the merits of different approaches, > and be willing to understand the other person's perspective and > compromise if they make a valid argument. > > It is very counter-productive for anyone to have a "if we don't do it > my way, I'm outta here" attitude, and I think there have been elements > of that on both sides of this discussion. > > We all want the same thing at the end of it, a Freenet which meets the > goals of the project, and is easy to install and use. > > Ian. > >
Fair enough. I'm in for the respectful discussion part. It hasn't been me, after all, that has been cutting off the discussions twice now. *gets a cold coke with ice* - Zero3
