Re: [bika-dev] Bika mailing lists are self-regulated. Say NO to censorship, YES to free speech

[Demintha A. <dem...@gm...>]

Hope all will be open source decentralised as soon as possible. Money(
Bitcoin etc), media, data, internet etc.

Regards,

D

On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 1:28 PM lemoene <le...@bi...> wrote:

> Hi All
> I got kicked off the Senaite forums on Friday for challenging double
> standards and objecting to false interpretations of an earlier post. Full
> story to follow if the differences cannot be resolved.
>
> Having been on the receiving end of autocratic censorship before -
> remember John H KoolAid Jones of '*It is good to be king'* fame  and his
> FOSS FUD - this is nothing compared to what activists had to deal with
> during the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Freedom of speech
> is now firmly cemented in our admirable new constitution.
>
> Except for curtailing hate speech, censorship imho does not make for
> healthy communities, especially in Open Source where freedom and
> transparency are fundamental. Airing opinions in open robust debate is much
> more constructive than hiding from inconvenient truths behind political
> correctness.
>
> Decorum and netiquette are established through self regulatory dynamics -
> don't adhere and get ignored or cut down. 'We may dislike what you say, but
> will defend your right to say it'. Much more annoying are subscribers
> wanting to be spoon-fed without research or trying things themselves.
> Like with this post, views expressed by participants are their own.
>
> Bests
> l
>
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