Hi all, I’m regular on other stds bodies and groups and the OSI lists are a little more on the robust side than others 🙂.
An attempt to make both lists more welcome to new voices who may find these places currently intimidating can’t do any harm. I think Pam’s approach is very reasonable, why not let’s try it and see! Cheers, Martijn . On Sat, 25 May 2019 at 19:24, Pamela Chestek <pamela.ches...@opensource.org> wrote: > On 5/25/2019 11:14 AM, Lawrence Rosen wrote: > > As for list moderation, I believe that this and other open source lists go > way too far when they impose strict codes of conduct. I am an even greater > fan of free speech than I am of free software. If you send too many emails, > that is why God created the delete key. If anyone thinks that words like > "absurd" deserve censure, then it is *they* who need a spine implant. > > Larry, > > Thanks for the kudos, I appreciate it. > > I agree that all opinions should be heard, but I want to clarify that you > can't say them any way you want. I hope that everyone expresses their > opinions with civility and respect, so that those who hold different > viewpoints aren't afraid to state their difference of opinion. > > I've seen a few people who have said, essentially, "it's a little rough > and tumble, so what, deal with it." But we lose voices that way. Some > people with very smart views don't like confrontation, or internalize it as > an attack. But we need to make room for them too. I've never heard of a > forum where people won't participate because it's too polite (but I'd be > interested to hear if there are any). I believe an elbows-out style of > engagement is to all of our detriment. We don't need it; calm, rational > argument is far more persuasive than bluster any day. > > Pam > > > Pamela Chestek > Chair, License Review Committee > Open Source Initiative > _______________________________________________ > License-discuss mailing list > License-discuss@lists.opensource.org > > http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org > -- Cheers, Martijn (Sent from Gmail Mobile)
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