[Python-cuba] Stepping down

[Steve Holden]

Hi Luan,

Thanks for writing. I am still digesting the news that Roberto is effectively being forced by "public" opinion to step down from a position where his leadership and local knowledge would be inestimably valuable. So I will be writing more on the topic, and I'll Cc this list when I do (or follow me @holdenweb).

In fact there was very little evidence against Roberto from anyone but the single person you mentioned, and as I wrote to her on this list I found none of it convincing, Until I am persuaded otherwise I shall continue to regard it as an unjustified attack against Roberto. It was very noticeable that the person left this list to seek other ways to attack him when it became obvious that nobody was persuaded by her arguments.

I don't know Roberto personally (tbh I can't ever remember us meeting, though it's possible we did when I was in various PSF positions), but I cannot believe unfounded allegations about anyone. That this situation has expanded to threaten his working life is intolerable but, sadly, predictable. I believe my responses to her emails were always civil: however we feel about a person or situation there is no excuse for incivility or rudeness (though I have been guilty of both many times, I try to do better). I believe she chose to leave[1] *because* we would not take immediate action. I now wish I had been a little ruder.

Anyway, thank you for your email. I am glad to know that your opinion and those of your friends concurs with mine, and thank you for taking the troupe to write.

regards
 Steve

[1] Though, for all I know, she may still be lurking: that's OK too.

On Jul 16, 2015, at 8:22 PM, Juan Lopes <me at juanlopes.net> wrote:

> Hi, my name is Juan Lopes. I'm from Brazil.
> 
> I only entered this group upon contact by exactly that "vocal member". She asked for help borrowing my voice for her cause, perhaps because of my contributions in the recent Opal controversy.
> 
> But in this case in particular, I didn't find the evidence she provided against you strong enough to ask you to step down. I have consulted with many friends of mine about this and all of them unanimously agree. I think, though, the treatment people here gave her was a little too harsh, but even that doesn't justify all of that.
> 
> I'm very sorry for being in this group because of this sad situation. And because of that, I felt I should send this email giving support -- the only thing I can give right now.
> 
> I'm not even a professional Python programmer (even being an enthusiast), but I find very sad when people suffer this kind of harassment. I hope people here find the same.
> 
> Sorry for this first email in terrible English, but I couldn't be silent anymore.
> 
> Regards,
> Juan Lopes
> 
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