On 2021-08-19 5:33 p.m., Brian wrote: > On Thu 19 Aug 2021 at 14:45:16 -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > >> >> >> On 2021-08-19 2:18 p.m., Thomas Schmitt wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Steve McIntyre wrote: >>>>>> This mailing list, like all >>>>>> Debian-hosted mailing lists, is subject to both the Debian mailing >>>>>> list Code of Conduct and the main Debian Code of Conduct: >>>>>> [...] >>>>>> Inappropriate behaviour on the list may lead to warnings; repeated bad >>>>>> behaviour may lead to temporary or permanent bans for offenders. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you're trying to label that as "politically correct" then I think >>>>>> you may need to change your expectations. The "principles of open >>>>>> source" do not include a free pass to be abusive to others. >>> >>> Pierre-Elliott Bécue wrote: >>>>> [...] Steve's message is pretty explicit, so I guess >>>>> the message he is trying to pass here is quite clear. >>> >>> Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: >>>> Great for him, cheer if you feel like it. >>> >>> Well then: >>> >>> Three cheers for Steve McIntyre, former Debian Project Leader, carer of >>> Debian boot capabilities including the inavoidable cooperation with >>> Microsoft to get Debian working on Secure Boot EFI, and one of the most >>> influencial users of my own contribution to the free software world. >>> >>> https://qa.debian.org/developer.php?email=93sam%40debian.org >>> https://wiki.debian.org/SteveMcIntyre >>> >>> >>> Also he is one of the people who were addressed by the previous title >>> of this thread: "moderators, I would appreciate if you could interfer". >>> So giving him back-talk in respect to list rules and conventions seems >>> somewhat like asking for a demonstration of his authority. >>> >> I misunderstood the message from Steve and have sent him a apologies (in >> private). >> >> It wasn't my goal to provoke anyone here. >> >> And I'd like to add, now that I know that he's been the one that got the >> hard job of working with Microsoft. Thank you Steve for you hard work >> and be assured that I'm sure you had hard time convincing Microsoft that >> it would be good that they help us so we can get secure boot. I remember >> using secure boot in 2009 so it's been a long time since all this >> started and at that time they were not much into open source. >> >> Thank you Steve and sorry for taking your limited time. > > A illustration of "collapse of stout party" comes to mind her :). > Thank you -- Polyna-Maude R.-Summerside -Be smart, Be wise, Support opensource development
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