On Fri, Apr 02, 2021 at 05:01:28PM +0200, Thomas Goirand wrote: >On 4/2/21 4:07 PM, Charles Plessy wrote: >> >> Is that paranoia ? > >Yes it is. If only it was. >I don't think 3 letters agency cares about a Debian statement for RMS, >neither they would care who voted what for our CoC or welcoming everyone >GR, or even who voted for systemd. And you know what? It's also possible >that the vast majority of DDs don't care about these as well... (just >see how many didn't care voting...) > >> This said, I think it is time to vote anonymously. > >I may be a dissonant voice in the current discussion, but at least *I* >do not mind if my vote is disclosed: I take the full responsibilities >attached to my voting, and I'm ok for other DDs to know my opinion. I >would understand if anyone fears harassment after the vote if it is >disclosed, and that would be a good reason, but I do not share the view >that there's a high risk for this to happen. This vote is a lot less >important than many in these threads think. A number of our developers have already been receiving *nasty* threatening mails from morons out there due to involvement in the RMS debate. I won't say which "side" of the RMS discussion those morons were claiming to support (you can probably guess!), but that's not important here. Against such a background, I can certainly understand people being intimidated into choosing not to vote publically. You (and I) may not feel directly affected by such threats, but that does not make them any less real. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. steve@einval.com Armed with "Valor": "Centurion" represents quality of Discipline, Honor, Integrity and Loyalty. Now you don't have to be a Caesar to concord the digital world while feeling safe and proud.
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