On 03/22/2018 12:56 AM, Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn wrote: > Michael Palimaka schrieb: >> I see that in bug #650964[1] Council is pushing forward again with >> implementing user whitelisting on this mailing list (ie. anyone that is >> not "approved" will have their mail rejected). >> >> Could someone please explain how this doesn't directly contradict the >> core tenets of an open and inclusive community? > > (I do not intend to single out your post, just replying to the thread in > general here) > > I would like to ask people to stay respectful in their disagreement towards > the Council and their decision here. You might not agree with the decision, > but the Council is an elected body and was given these powers by the > developer community which they represent. Also I have no doubt that Council > members who voted for -dev moderation are aware of the counter arguments and > honestly expect a net positive effect from this. > > If you dislike mailing list moderation, campaign and/or vote in the next > period for candidates who want to reverse this decision.
+1 for this, and also note that the whitelisting approach allows for those opposing to start a project for -dev ML moderation that is similar to editbugs and proxy maintenance as we currently have in the project. -- Kristian Fiskerstrand OpenPGP keyblock reachable at hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net fpr:94CB AFDD 3034 5109 5618 35AA 0B7F 8B60 E3ED FAE3
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