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On 03/29/2015 03:54 PM, Jason McVetta wrote:
That sorry scene struck me as more of a public stoning. A reminder to all who were watching, that a life's work contributing to the good of humanity (i.e. Free Software) means nothing.
You're not thinking of it from their perspective. ...
Thank you very much for this description of what happened. I am a nerd AND a member of the QUILTBAG community. I saw it happen, and so quickly that there was no time to react. I vaguely remember that i heard about the critique, and he had already resigned 3 days later! There was literally no time for "educating" the QUILTBAG community. The whole thing was a fiasco for "freedom". I feel i have to state that i can work with people i disagree with (up to a certain degree) and that Brendan EICH was no monster, just "uneducated" about *my* perspective. Which points to the bigger question of education: non-nerds need to learn the value of those invisible computers that connect the world; some nerds need to learn the value of "open"; some people need to learn to work together with people they disagree with; and some people need to learn the value of diversity. Whew. I'm exhausted, and i'm sure my list is not even complete. -- eden