On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 11:47 -0400, max bianco wrote: > > I find that Fedora is a great platform on which to use the latest > > development tools and get a preview of new environments. I can't think > > of a better distro for that. Some folks, however have suggested that I > > have to buy the whole fedora philosophy (and I'm not sure that there's > > any real consensus on exactly what that is) if I want to remain as a > > fedora user. Decorum prevents me from giving the explicit response that > > such an idea deserves. > > > No! I think the spirit of Fedora is freedom and you should say what > you feel because otherwise what's the point? I won't judge you for > having a different view than me but I will let you know that I > disagree but so what?. This is a forum for users is it not? > unmoderated and I am glad that it is so! There is too much > regulation/moderation/conformity in the world and certainly > organization is required to run a project like Fedora but there is > and should always be a place where you can voice your opinion, > regardless of how unpopular it is. I did just that recently talking > about KDE, some took offense at my comments and some tried to figure > out what the hell I was talking about, what matters in any kind of > community is that its citizens express themselves freely and without > fear. Damn the silence I say. If you feel strongly about something > then don't hide it. Your not doing yourself or anyone else any favors > in the long run, everyone's opinion counts and it just might be yours > that makes the critical difference. Certainly decorum is a good thing > and some , myself included, could stand to learn a bit more about it > but don't let it keep you from saying what you have to say. The only > thing an intelligent being finds offensive is a communication barrier. Most folks prefer their communications to be somewhat less visceral. That said, I've also seen some pretty vile things hidden behind a shield of decorum. We're drifting even further OT here, but as you say, this is unmoderated. That means that there's a lot more traffic than necessary, but I find that I can occasionally sift a few real gems of information out of the chaff. Dave -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list