Hi Chris, On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 07:31:44PM +0100, Chris Lamb wrote: > > How do you plan to create a more welcoming environment for people not > > drinking alcohol, and reach out to teetotalers? > Great points, Adrian. Whilst not as rife in the free software word, alcohol > is almost used as a currency within Silicon Valley tech circles to bribe or > entice employee, with beer fridges listed as a perk and social events > happening at bars. > Whilst I've learnt over the years to accept that terms such as "go for a > pint" aren't meant to be taken 100% literally and — at least in the UK — > not drinking alcohol at social functions is becoming less of of a big deal, > I can totally relate that terms like "beersigning", the generic "I'll buy > you a beer" thank-you response and the general assumption that you would > imbibe can be a little frustrating and possibly even triggering. > In Debian, it would seem difficult to rename cherished events such as the > "Cheese & Wine BoF", but we could always advertise and underline ahead of > time that non-alcoholic beverages are available and actually ensure a > sufficient and interesting variety actually are. After all, not drinking > alcohol hardly implies a diet consisting entirely of Coca-Cola. > However, moderating the atmosphere so that non-drinkers do not feel like > they are unwelcome, perhaps by curbing excess in some of the drinkers, might > be the key here. As DPL, what standard will you use to determine that some developers are drinking to excess? -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
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