August 2, 2026 at 10:47 AM, "Steve George" <[email protected] mailto:[email protected]?to=%22Steve%20George%22%20%3Csteve%40futurile.net%3E > wrote:
> > Hi, > > The language, tenor and emotion around AI, GCD's and so forth is getting a > bit hot and a lot of accusations are being thrown around. This feels out of > character for this group! > > Up until now we've done well as a community focusing on things that _join_ us > together. We are all humans, joined by interest in technology, Free Software > and Guix - lets not make the mistake of focusing on the shades of those > things that separate us. > > I've had my share of flamewars, the sense of being utterly right, utterly > certain, finally vindicated and the joy of blowing the idiot at the other end > of the email into smithereens. ... it rarely ends well. And, it's always > embarrasing when you meet again in RL and realise that for the most part you > have lots in common and actually on further thought you probably were acting > like an over-tired toddler! > > Lets take a beat, let the emotions calm, breath in and out, and consider > whether that next email you're about to send is the best version of yourself > ... > > We can figure out the next move, we can learn and improve as a project. Let's > be kind and courteous to each other ... we don't need to fan the flames - > because you know we're all in this together! > > Just a thought, > > Steve / Futurile Well said!
