On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Praveen A <[email protected]> wrote:
> 2009/1/15 Ravindra Jaju <[email protected]>: > by Free Software. We have this list for "open source" because it is > included in FOSS (Free and Open Source Software). > The term "software" is causing all the heartburn here... > Communities evolve in time responding to situations around them. I'm > not a big fan of creating new things when existing things are there. > But sometimes that is the only option. In this case I wanted to > discuss these things, same go for some of the members, but this list > is not for that, so the new list accommodate those without interfering > with this list. I don't think a "some members" == "majority". These "few vocal members" can cause even the "freeculture" list to go off-track - *if* it follows a similar moderation policy as this list. Ironically, the moderators of this list do seriously exhibit the "freeculture" type of culture - yes, really! Appreciable, but I believe they should put down their foot once in a while. We now have a few meta-moderators on this list, who point out valid stuff most of the times (top-posting being a prime example - against list policies) - but these are black and white issues. Problems crop up when it comes to issues open to so many kinds of interpretations. Personally, I feel that the Al-Jazeera posting was a pretty much interesting piece of news as it sets a precedent! Obviously, no one would be discussing AJ ad-infinitum, or others who follow suit - only this one time. And look at the energy wasted in this thread! Most of it is destructive rather than constructive. Note it or ignore it, and carry on! Why fight over every issue? A "u" and a "i" should ideally be pointed out off-list directly, and persistent violators can be put on the moderation queue - instead of such warnings forming the bulk of the emails here. It really ticks off a lot of people, and new people just get too apprehensive about posting *anything*! Again, my 2 paise. Best wishes, jaju -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
