Re: irc.debian.org
On Sun, Aug 18, 2002 at 06:59:06PM -0400, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> > > > > > The significant advantage is that we stop endorsing a network that collects
> > > > > > spurious donations from our users, the people who we are supposed to help,
> > > > > > not help waste their money.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I think the risk to our reputation with our users over financing policies
> > > > > > outweighs the risk of moving them to another network.
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't agree; it is quite clear that the Freenode advertisements are
> > > > > not Debian-related.
> > > >
> > > > How does that matter? We still encourage Debian users to go there.
> > >
> > > I don't see how clearly unrelated advertisements constitute "A risk to
> > > our reputation with our users over financing policies". We don't
> > > approve of them, of course.
> >
> > And how could they possibly tell that we don't approve of them?
>
> Why should they assume that we do? I don't see the problem.
We endorse use of OPN, and sit quiet as they do their fundraising.
I call that consent.
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