On Mon 2008-01-21 12:25:49 -0500, Richard Doyle wrote: > Gavin is perhaps the most generous contributor of time and expertise > to this list. His comment was really quite mild, as such things > go. A more appropriate response would have been to either ignore the > comment or laugh it off.
While i agree with the assessment of Gavin's generosity, i don't think
it's worthwhile or effective to tell someone else what they should or
should not be upset by.
The fact is: btabor was upset by Gavin's remark, and let the list know
so that we could as a group be aware of the effect the remark had.
Thank you, btabor, for speaking up, and thank you Gavin, for
apologizing for the remark which had a harsher effect than intended.
On Mon 2008-01-21 12:25:49 -0500, Richard Doyle also wrote:
> It is your responsibility to adapt to the culture of the list, not
> the other way around.
It saddens me that someone could bring reasonable questions and a
mild, polite demeanor to this list and be asked to change their
behavior or get lost. That is emphatically not the culture i've come
to expect from ubuntu or edubuntu.
I'm glad to see that the wider group *is* capable of adapting to a
non-threatening culture where new users are made to feel welcome, and
can learn in a friendly fashion from the more experienced users.
I don't want to see edubuntu become yet another secret geek clubhouse.
I want it to empower schools to really own and control the technology
they use. This means listening when people are upset, and adjusting
accordingly to make this a welcoming space.
Regards,
--dkg
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