On 11/24/2010 06:49 AM, Robert 'Bob' Jensen wrote: > As I said in anther email "be excellent to each other" is all we have > to work with at this time. I guess an original idea was not available > or thought unnecessary. Perhaps it is just a starting point that can > be used to begin a dialog to create an alternative. So what is being > excellent? First and foremost I would have honesty. No one likes to > be lied to or lied about. Second tolerance, toward others that may > have a different view than you, or may not say things the way you > would. I know about this "tolerance" a fair bit, I don't see it shown > very often. What else can we add to make some real guidelines that is > not simply a movie quote "Be excellent to each other"? > "Be excellent to each other" came from the original policy of "Don't be a jackass". But some thought "Don't be a jackass" was too crass, and thus an alternative was proposed, with a touch of humor. Clearly that's lost on many, and is too specific a cultural thing. "Don't be a jackass" might be easier to understand. -- Jesse Keating Fedora -- Freedom is a feature! identi.ca: http://identi.ca/jkeating _______________________________________________ advisory-board mailing list advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board
