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Re: Censorship in Debian



On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 07:48:40AM -0600, Gunnar Wolf wrote:
> Of course, I don't think Norbert was literal characterizing the
> situation as a gulag. I don't think anybody here thought he was. I
> don't think Norbert expected anybody to have an image of him starving
> to death or chilled in the steppe...

Even so, the comparison is unrespectful hyperbole.

> Norbert rightly mentioned several aspects he considers unfair about
> the way this process went. He considered he didn't get a right to
> be heard, nor notified about the process as it was progressing towards
> a decision, but only notified about a final decision.
> 
> I completely agree with him.

You can have that position and still see that the gulag comparison was
unnecessary, unrespectful, and unhelpful.

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