On Tue, Aug 16, 2005 at 10:33:09AM +0600, || स्वक्ष || svaksha wrote: > On 8/16/05, Helen Faulkner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > || स्वक्ष || svaksha wrote:
> > > Does that mean the following.. > > > /quote: > > > OK, well in my culture we prefer things to be dealt with head-on; the > > > behavior you describe strikes me as being passive aggressive and > > > manipulative. > > > /unquote, > > > is justified and acceptable on Debian/DW ? > > This comment is an unusual one for Debian Women. The author has clarified > > that > > she did not intend to be agressive or hurtful. > I did read her clarification. However the above question you quote was > in response to Steve's mail, > <http://lists.debian.org/debian-women/2005/08/msg00128.html>. And I had no intention of answering it, because I don't believe that the answering does anything to advance the aims of this group; but you seem to think the answer is important to have, so you'll have it. I believe that any standard I would agree with under which Erinn's response is unacceptable would also hold that this entire discussion, and every contribution to it, is also unacceptable. In any case, I would consider it justified, because I believe it's true and accurate; but not everything that can be justified is ultimately beneficial. > If a newcomer has no rights to speakup then why invite them in the > first place ? As far as I can tell, this is a complete non-sequitur. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/
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