On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 08:44 +0100, Matthew East wrote: > > I'm saddened to hear that women need to use neutral nicknames in order > to contribute to FLOSS. Clearly if someone wishes to remain anonymous > (for whatever reason), that is something that needs to be available to > them. I wouldn't suggest that giving real names become a "requirement" > as opposed to a "guideline".
I'd argue that making it a guideline still makes it hard not to stick to the guideline. Certainly any active contributor would be expected to stick to them. I think the status quo is actually too far that way. Peer pressure makes people use real names to seem credible. I'd be a lot happier if nicknames were the default. Launchpad also got my real name when I signed up with ShipIT. I didn't think I'd be using the same details later to do eg bug triage. > I'd like to understand more (even if I'm drifting off topic in this part > of the email). Do you feel more comfortable using your real name when > sending emails to public mailing lists than when using Launchpad (for > example)? If so, what's the reason for that? I don't generally do a lot of work using public email lists. I know there is a culture in FLOSS of using email above all but I prefer other communication methods such as forums, wikis etc. Caroline -- launchpad-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/launchpad-users
