Re: A plea for some peace
Matthew Vernon <mcv21@cam.ac.uk> writes:
> tb@MIT.EDU (Thomas Bushnell, BSG) writes:
>
> > Some people feel that this General Resolution would improve Debian,
> > and others think it would harm Debian; generally the differences
> > relate to what an individual thinks is most wonderful about Debian.
> > For those who prize its great number of well integrated packages, any
> > reduction in the number of packages is a detriment. For those who
> > prize its commitment to free software, ending the "non-free"
> > compromise is seen as an asset.
>
> Wrong. I'm a free software person (as people who know me will
> testify), but I know from experience that forcing your ideology down
> people's throats is not the way to persuade them. I believe this GR
> will actually damage the reputation of the free software community -
> it'll make us look like a bunch of ideological extremists.
I did not intend my two types of people to be an exhaustive list; I
was trying to point out the extremes of opinion as a way of showing
the diversity that Debian has (a diversity that I think is a Good
Thing). I did not intend to imply that everyone is one extreme or the
other and I'm sorry that my poor wording conveyed that impression.
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