On Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 01:12:48PM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote: > On Mon, Dec 22, 2003 at 08:47:39PM +0000, Henning Makholm wrote: > > > > > > This may not become a point where people from DSA are given the > > > > > > possibility of bullying Debian developers. > > > > > > > And again the harsh language... you sound like you really need to cool > > > > > down... > > > > > > Did you snip out the "harsh language" you are talking about? I see > > > > none in the quotes in your email. > > > > > The implication that the admins would ever bully developers... well, > > > at least as far as I can parse that sentence. > > > > How would you phrase the sentence with language that you don't > > consider "harsh"? > > I wouldn't phrase such a sentence at all. We shouldn't have to take random > precautionary measures against admin power abuse; such a problem should be > fixed before it ever happens by not having such people as admins. I disagree. That someone may be trustworthy doesn't mean we don't need standards of conduct. In fact, such tools are invaluable for helping us discern whether someone should no longer be regarded as trustworthy. I think that a documented standard of conduct is a far superior approach than expecting people to plead out their grievances against a nonexistent metric. Such a document would furthermore be helpful in helping to forge a shared conception of exactly what it is the DSA team is, and is not, empowered and authorized to do. Few people find "everything" jobs rewarding. -- G. Branden Robinson | You don't just decide to break Debian GNU/Linux | Kubrick's code of silence and then branden@debian.org | get drawn away from it to a http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | discussion about cough medicine.
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