I respect people and their opinions. What I don’t respect, and absolutely not tolerate, is harsh accusations and public attacks.
Opinions can differ and everyone should be able to express them without fear.
This thread is getting a bit long, so let’s think back where things started: the surprise by Eyal and others about this vote and the unhappiness that it was not conducted in public.
Yes, it could have been done in public, and all of us need to get better with this.
Turning that into a narrative of illegality, violation of statutes, secrecy and clique builiding - none of this is fair, nor fine, nor tolerable. It only creates a toxic atmosphere, which is one of the things that already destroyed so much at TDF and LibreOffice.
Let’s remember why we are here: even if our means might be different, we have the same goal for the common good in mind.
I really wish all of us to remember this, and revert back to a discussion culture in which people are happy to participate.
I have no problem to admit that this particular vote could have been done in public. I do have a big problem, however, that anyone is painted as a clique that acts in secret, illegally and in violation of the statutes.
That is not an opinion. That is a hateful attitude that just destroys any community spirit.
If people want to spread hate, this project is not the right place for them.
Stop it.