Re: [Ldsoss] Let me formally introduce myself...

[Tom Welch]

Well said! Tom Thomas Haws wrote: Tom Welch, Your message highlights the great truth that spirituality is not separable from our work as developers.  We cannot rise to the pinnacle of our technical capabilities without developing in parallel our socio-psycho-spiritual maturity as individuals and as a community.  Jimbo Wales, founder of Wikipedia, courageously inserts this idea of spirituality into interviews as a matter of habit by explaining matter of factly that the real issue on which Wikipedia rises or falls is Love--love for the world and love for the individuals in the community. There was not long ago a great example of such a self-moderating LDS forum where serious (?) work was done in an atmosphere of spiritual maturity.  On the SAMU-L (Scriptural Antiquities and Mormonism--Uncontentious) mailing list in the 1990s the tone was one of peace, forebearance, and reverence.  So it can be done with commitment.  Perhaps the parameter "Uncontentious" in the title was key; sometimes we need a little reminder. Thank you for sharing a wonderful introduction to yourself and a wonderful vision for a new relationship between the LDS Church and the LDS software development community through FLOSS ideals.  May we rise to the vision. -- Tom Haws 480-201-5476 OpenOffice.org v. MS Office:  Kids love OOo.  Wife didn't notice I switched.  Get OOo free. "There are many causes that I am prepared to die for but no causes that I am prepared to kill for" Gandhi _______________________________________________ Ldsoss mailing list Ldsoss@lists.ldsoss.org http://lists.ldsoss.org/mailman/listinfo/ldsoss -- Tom Welch [EMAIL PROTECTED] (801) 240-1609 (858) 829-4614 - Cell ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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