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Josh,<br>
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Replying off list -- but I personally see no difference between
Barry's post, and one saying that he will only work with white
people (or African American), or straight people. Religion is not
really a matter of choice for many -- I could not 'choose' to
believe in religion any more than I could 'choose' to the color of
my skin. <br>
<br>
I'm less concerned that 4 of the 5 posts made by Brian Wood were
plugs for his project (and the fifth still had it prominently
displayed), than I am with the bigotry inherent in 2 of his 5 posts.<br>
<br>
I'll abide by your decisions, and I understand that as a
mailing-list only member of your lug (living in CF, it is hard to
attend meetings) my opinions carry little weight, but as a member
since 09/2005 of the mailing list, this is only the second time I
have seen a post deliberately exclusionary to one group of people.
This is not dirty laundry I want to keep drumming up in the channel,
but I felt you should know that at least one member was made
uncomfortable with intolerant topics like this. My religious
background has not come up on this mailing list before, as I do not
feel it is appropriate -- or anyone else's business.<br>
<br>
<br>
Wishing you all the best --<br>
Jeff<br>
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On 3/5/2011 5:40 PM, Josh More wrote:
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<div style="">There has been a bit of discussion about this post
privately, and I wanted to address some things before folks
got back to work on Monday and began reacting en masse.<br>
<br>
For many of us, it was unclear that the original post was
promoting an open source project. In fact, it looked a lot
like a commercial posting. However, after digging through the
linked page a bit, it became clear that the application is
free to use and the source is available. Thus, though it
triggered a "this is spam" response in many of us, I am not
comfortable declaring this post to be spam. After all, if
promoting an open source project that is not directly
Linux-related were an issue, a LOT of us would be in trouble
here. :)<br>
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However, the faith issue is a problematic one. I've been
thinking about it for hours, and I think I've uncovered what
the fundamental issue here is. Our group is about open source
software and open source ideals. We tend to not directly
discuss the ideals very often, but they're there nonetheless.
I think that what bothered me the most about this wasn't the
clear faith-based slant, but the segmentation of society. I
believe that the intent here was to say that original poster
was willing to work on other projects, but is unwilling to
devote his personal time to someone that does not share his
personal beliefs. That's fine. However, the "us vs them"
where one side gets time and support and the other side gets
cash seems counter to the inclusiveness of our group.<br>
<br>
From an administrative perspective, I will not be banning
Brian for spamming, as this seems to be less an issue of spam
and more an issue of a confusingly-worded promotion of an open
source project. However, I will ask that future postings of
this nature keep the following in mind:<br>
<br>
* Projects are promoted more effectively when it is clear what
the project does, how it is used and where the source code may
be downloaded. Use cases help here.<br>
<br>
* When offering your time to something, make mention of your
own skillset and what you bring to a project. I would rather
have 2h per week of someone highly skilled than 20h per week
of someone who is not. There are projects that are benefited
by people of all skill levels and those that are not. <br>
<br>
* Start with a discussion about needs instead of just offering
time. It helps both the project maintainers and those serving
as resources to know up-front what is needed. That way people
are working to improve the project, not working just to work.<br>
<br>
* While faith can be a very important part of the human
experience, recognize and accept that others may have faiths
of a different varieties and intensities than you do. This
group, in particular, is made of people who are intensely
Christian, Atheist and Pagan. We have a lot of people who are
Agnostic and we probably have many whose faiths of which I
know nothing. What we have in common is tolerance and
acceptance. While this post was not evangelical in nature, it
was far closer than we usually see here, and it tripped some
people's hot buttons. I recognize that we are a self-managed
group and I cannot set policy that goes against group
consensus, but my reading of general group consensus is that
there is a line between expressing one's faith as part of
daily life and doing so in an "in your face" sort of way that
makes other feel uncomfortable. If a discussion crosses that
line and makes others uncomfortable, the admins will take
action.<br>
<br>
So, that said, if someone wishes to make a post like this in
the future, it may be wise to run it past one of the admins.
On the mailing list, Kevin and I are the admins (we're looking
for others ;). In IRC, just ask (we're not all opped all the
time). We'd be glad to help you tune your message to minimize
disruption of the community and maximize the achieving of your
goals.<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:17<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Cialug] A little something for everyone<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">I'm looking to partner with G-dly
people willing to use the
<br>
C++ Middleware Writer -- an on line code generator that <br>
writes C++ marshalling code based on high-level user
input. <br>
In exchange for using the C++ Middleware Writer, I'll
donate <br>
18 hours/week for six months to their project. If you
aren't <br>
an orthodox Jew or pro-life Christian, you can still get
in on <br>
the action. If you refer someone to me for this, I'll pay
you <br>
$150/month for the first four months I work with them.<br
clear="all">
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-- <br>
Brian Wood<br>
Ebenezer Enterprises<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://webEbenezer.net"
target="_blank">http://webEbenezer.net</a><br>
(651) 251-9384<br>
<br>
<br>
"And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due
season <br>
we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we
have <br>
opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those
who are of <br>
the household of faith." Galatians 6:9-11<br>
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