On Tue, Oct 06, 2015 at 03:27:09PM +0300, Martín Ferrari wrote: > DebConf team members, Debian Project Leader, > We have tried hard to build something that would make DebConf work more > inclusive, diverse and enjoyable for everybody involved, because first > and foremost we care about the people who work hard year after year to > make the conference happen. > Sadly, our efforts have been met with such a resistance by a very vocal > minority, that in the end the atmosphere has become unbearably toxic -- > for us and for many others. For the benefit of the team, but more > importantly for our own health, we have decided to step down. > > Despite working very hard for a long time trying to follow our mandate, > it has become patently clear that some people will keep boycotting any > efforts at consensus-building until their particular vision is applied. > The "argue until everyone else goes away" approach, which has previously > driven away a number of long-term team members, has now succeeded even > with us Chairs. I'm very sad to see this happen. I agree with your assessment of the situation, and had many things I wanted to write on this subject which will now probably never get written. There are many reasons why I've not been active in DebConf organization over the past year; but the DC15 team's overturning of the DC14 team's efforts to help establish a framework that could carry DebConf forward year over year was certainly one of the big ones. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
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