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Re: Candidates question: politics and Debian



On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 09:38:26AM +0100, Gerardo Ballabio wrote:
>
>Another facet of the question is: do you think that Debian should
>support and/or take action on "good causes" that aren't part of its
>stated mission (and that some people, including some DDs, might
>disagree on being "good")?
>
>For example (by no means an exhaustive list, feel free to add):
>- should Debian aim to reduce its carbon footprint and/or optimize
>software for that goal?
>- should Debian support and/or actively drive initiatives to increase
>diversity in Debian Developers, or in the software industry in
>general, or in the world at large?
>- should Debian take any measures (boycott, suspend or expel
>developers, refuse to consider as a host for Debconf...) against
>countries that are perceived by some as "behaving bad" -- as examples
>related to current events let me just mention Russia and Israel?
>- (this is an issue that once hit me personally) should Debian enforce
>the use of a particular language with respect to gender issues?

Oh, this garbage again. Haven't you learnt yet?

The "thing that once hit you personally" was the thread at [1], where
you declared that your rights about word choice trump being respectful
of the people around you. You're continuing to frame this as
"politics". I, and many other people here, have made it abundantly
clear that this is not acceptable. You're (still) not a DD, but it
seems that you want to continue to try and push this disrespectful
world-view in the project. This is elementary stuff - it's point #1 in
the Debian Code of Conduct. [2]

As you've made it clear that you don't want to abide by the norms of
our community, I strongly suggest that you go and find a different
place where your views might fit better.

[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2019/12/msg00011.html
[2] https://www.debian.org/code_of_conduct

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