On 1 Jan 2013, at 22:39, Charles-François Natali <neologix@free.fr> wrote:
Am I the only one feeling uncomfortable about having such a discussion take place on a public mailing list? I mean, we're debating whether to ban him from the tracker/mailing lists, but to me, this whole thread is much more harmful than any other action we could take. Imagine what will happen when his friends/boss/prospective employer will google him: how would you feel if this kind of thread showed up out there on the internet when searching your name? I'm all for open mailing lists and archives when it comes to development/security/community, but here it's really a personal issue, and I think it should be handled privately (by who is another debate).
I don't think a "private committee" (secret cabal) that decides if people should be banned from our infrastructure would be an improvement. On the other hand if we do formalise these procedures then how these decisions get made in the future can be set out.
Michael
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