Re: Org Community

[Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com>]

Thank you for writing that, Scott.

On 3/10/13, Scott Randby <srandby@gmail.com> wrote:
> Last September, I attended a talk given by the lead developers of a
> prominent free software project. One of the developers spoke about the
> importance of maintaining a friendly community that does not drive
> people away. In particular, the developer emphasized that the
> community is more important than the code.
>
> The org community has been wonderful since I've started using org. My
> questions on even the most basic matters have been answered with
> respect and clarity. Even though I'm a mere user of org, I've never
> hesitated to participate in a discussion on the mailing list.
>
> However, I am concerned about the future of org. There is one
> individual who is poisoning the atmosphere by engaging in unfair and
> unfounded name calling that simply should not be included in messages
> to this list. Now this person wants to take some of their
> contributions out of org. The developer of the talk I attended called
> this tactic "hostage taking" and said that it is better for the
> community to let hostage takers go their own way. The project and
> community are more important than the code. The code can be written by
> others, or the community can decide to go in a different
> direction. Giving in to hostage takers leads to more hostage taking
> and the decline of the project.
>
> Many of the users of org find it to be irreplaceable. We don't want to
> see org fall apart because of dissension in the community. I'm not
> saying that we shouldn't have dissent and disagreement. No, those are
> essential for a vigorous and healthy project. It is hateful and
> untruthful personal attacks that we should not accept no matter how
> significant the code contributions of those making the attacks.
>
> Scott Randby
>
>


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