On Tue, 2005-02-22 at 12:43, Craig White wrote: > Hysterical, ill-mannered behavior isn't limited to F/OSS and the > implication by the above suggests that it is. This type of behavior cuts > across all of man's endeavors and interests. > > The notion that if you don't see it, it doesn't exist doesn't exactly > make sense to me. I suppose you can decide, I don't want to see it and > thus, avoid the places that it may occur but that is almost the same as > staying home alone so you don't get exposed to the flu. Yes, if you don't see it, it probably means the system isn't really open, and censorship is actively being practiced - and censorship usually preceeds and accompanies other evils. Hiding honest developer comments to support someone else's agenda should make everyone involved question what else is being hidden and whose interests are really controlling the project. On the other hand, education in polite mannerisms probably doesn't hurt anyone. -- Les Mikesell les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
