On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 12:24 PM, Tim Williams <william...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Shane Curcuru <a...@shanecurcuru.org> wrote: >> Sam Ruby wrote on 11/15/16 3:41 PM: >>> On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Niclas Hedhman <nic...@hedhman.org> wrote: >> ... >>> First, if you are not convinced, don't participate. All we ask is that >>> you don't actively prevent others from doing so. Go Sharan and >>> others! >> ... >> >> +1. >> >> We have at least three ComDev PMC members who are interested in doing >> this work, so I'm glad to see it move forward. General complaints don't >> help, and often harm. Specific patches or changes with consensus behind >> them that help the work move forward would be appreciated. > > Taking yours and Sam's "then don't participate"-style responses, one > might conclude that diversity is desirable only when folks are of like > mind, which kinda defeats the point.
I don't care for that characterization of my point of view. I believe that diversity is something we should seek out, it makes us stronger and more resilient. I merely acknowledge that not everybody shares my point of view on this subject. > The original feedback wasn't general complaints, it was a specific > question: "what does feel safe mean?" It's a reasonable question, > even if there was some over-use of hyperbole. He ended with a > paragraph like, "now, if this is what you mean...I'm fine with it" On > any other topic, I feel like most folks around here would assume > positive intent and try to understand the perspective. I also have had experience with not feeling "safe" here. It was not a matter of a physical threat, but it was a very credible threat by an individual who was more than capable of following through. I'm not willing to share more on a publicly archived list. Those who are ASF members can find out more by going to the following link: https://s.apache.org/R5sk; for those who are impatient, scroll down to the P.S.. I dare anybody who can stomach reading that to say "I might pity you for being too sensitive, but...". > Thanks, > --tim - Sam Ruby --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
