9:30 p.m.
Hi there,
turns out that publishing a GNU-related web site in a swirl of
public drama interrelating the free software community, GNU, and
the FSF poses a lot of questions. Who would have thought? :)
Until a few minutes ago only few assembly members were present on
the #gnuassembly IRC channel to respond to the many people who
joined to ask questions, pose concerns, veer off topic, and return
to it.
For the benefit of those who ask genuine questions and expect to
find assembly members on #gnuassembly I propose to temporarily
mute the channel (or whatever the appropriate name for the
corresponding IRC action is) until a time when we can guarantee
that enough assembly members are present to take questions and
correct misunderstandings that may be perpetuated (maliciously or
inadvertendly) by non-members. I also think that for those
curious newcomers it would be good to have some ops around to
ensure that inquiries can be handled without heckling from
non-members.
I have resigned myself to being an unapologetic IRC noob for the
complete duration of my stay in this world, so if that involves
kicking everyone (sorry in advance!) I’m not opposed to it. I’d
like us to do this pretty soon because I can’t promise to be
around tomorrow and I’d like us to either communicate well or not
at all.
What do you all think?
--
Ricardo