Hi folks, We feel it is time to respond to this thread in our capacity as the Community Team, and take a moment to remind everyone of some details in the Code of Conduct.[1] Notably, we'd like to bring your attention to the first point: ***Be respectful***. Please be respectful of others when communicating within Debian - mailing lists, IRC, the BTS, *everywhere*. Name calling and direct or indirect insults are not appropriate. We explicitly recognize that being respectful includes being respectful of people's identities. "A community in which people feel threatened is not a healthy community," and expressing some opinions (including those that are biphoobic, homophobic, misogynistic, racist, or transphobic) creates a space where people feel threatened and is not appropriate for the Debian Community. We would also like to remind you that "what you write once will be read by hundreds of persons." Journalists cover what happens in the Debian Project and on Debian mailing lists. Even when you think you're just communicating within the community, you are still representing the community. Much of that communication is public. Many of us have friends (or partners) within the Debian community and there are those for whom it has become a significant social space in our lives. Nonetheless, the Debian Project should also be considered a professional environment. When in doubt, ask yourself: Would I say this to a coworker or colleague? If you're ever unsure about how you're expressing something or whether something crosses a line, or to be reassured that you are a valuable, welcome member of the community, please drop us a line at community@debian.org and we'll do what we can to assist. [1]: https://www.debian.org/code_of_conduct Thanks and cheers, Molly and Steve, for the Community Team -- Steve McIntyre 93sam@debian.org Debian Community Team community@debian.org
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