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> You don't need to be particularly farsighted to see the slurs on that page (and now that I check, the repo README), either. My point is that nobody would nor

> You don't need to be particularly farsighted to see the slurs on that page (and now that I check, the repo README), either. My point is that nobody would nor should take that project any more seriously than the drawing of a teenager who is trying to be "edgy". > The last time I checked, I wasn't a court. I'm a private citizen who chooses to use projects and products based on a broad ethical code. Sure, you can act as you like as long as you understand that your freedom ends at the point where someone else's start. However this code of yours is not shared by everyone so you cannot expect people to not find it dodgy that you are making accusations about someone based on something they didn't do. > One of the elements of that code is not supporting people who seem to be, at best, ambivalent towards associating with bigots. It is your code, but to me that sounds like "you are either with us or you are against us" :-P.

woodruffw 8y ago
> My point is that nobody would nor should take that project any more seriously than the drawing of a teenager who is trying to be "edgy". Like I said in response to 'ehsankia, it would be unreasonable for me to want to police the language of edgy teenagers everywhere. The original question was "why I gave a damn," and I think I answered it: I find myself concerned when I see projects and products hosts on venues that are aggressively receptive of bigoted language (if not bigotry itself, and that's a big if). > that you are making accusations about someone based on something they didn't do. I stated my observation based on something they did do: choose to host on a service that appears (on principle) to be happy to host epithets. That makes me question their character and state of mind; it's neither hard evidence nor an accusation. > It is your code, but to me that sounds like "you are either with us or you are against us" I stated my beliefs in the first person intentionally. There's no "us," only me.
- badsectoracula 8y ago
  > I find myself concerned when I see projects and products hosts on venues that are aggressively receptive of bigoted language (if not bigotry itself, and that's a big if). [...] I stated my observation based on something they did do: choose to host on a service that appears (on principle) to be happy to host epithets. That makes me question their character and state of mind; it's neither hard evidence nor an accusation. I understand. I still think it is offtopic and not worth the mention (as predicted by others, this discussion is derailed with the only ontopic bits of interest being near the bottom of the page), but at least i see your logic. > I stated my beliefs in the first person intentionally. There's no "us," only me. It was a reference to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_either_with_us,_or_against_us https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_either_with_us,_or_ag...

woodruffw 8y ago

> My point is that nobody would nor should take that project any more seriously than the drawing of a teenager who is trying to be "edgy". Like I said in response to 'ehsankia, it would be unreasonable for me to want to police the language of edgy teenagers everywhere. The original question was "why I gave a damn," and I think I answered it: I find myself concerned when I see projects and products hosts on venues that are aggressively receptive of bigoted language (if not bigotry itself, and that's a big if). > that you are making accusations about someone based on something they didn't do. I stated my observation based on something they did do: choose to host on a service that appears (on principle) to be happy to host epithets. That makes me question their character and state of mind; it's neither hard evidence nor an accusation. > It is your code, but to me that sounds like "you are either with us or you are against us" I stated my beliefs in the first person intentionally. There's no "us," only me.

badsectoracula 8y ago
> I find myself concerned when I see projects and products hosts on venues that are aggressively receptive of bigoted language (if not bigotry itself, and that's a big if). [...] I stated my observation based on something they did do: choose to host on a service that appears (on principle) to be happy to host epithets. That makes me question their character and state of mind; it's neither hard evidence nor an accusation. I understand. I still think it is offtopic and not worth the mention (as predicted by others, this discussion is derailed with the only ontopic bits of interest being near the bottom of the page), but at least i see your logic. > I stated my beliefs in the first person intentionally. There's no "us," only me. It was a reference to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_either_with_us,_or_against_us https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_either_with_us,_or_ag...