Re: hiring Stormy Peters as executive director

[David Bolter <david bolter utoronto ca>]

Richard M Stallman wrote:
>     'Here's a specific example of something I like about the GNOME 
>     community. It's important to them that things be "beautiful." I put 
>     beautiful in quotes because I think the GNOME community means much more 
>     than pretty when they say "beautiful." I think they mean:
>
> 	* Pretty. The desktop, your user interface, should look nice. It 
>     should be beautiful.
> 	* Easy to use. Functional. When things flow smoothly and everything 
>     is in just the right spot, right where you expect to find it, it's 
>     beautiful.
> 	* Done right. When things are coded right and they are reliable 
>     functional, easy to figure out, they are beautiful.
>
> I wouldn't disagree with any of those desiderata, but there are two
> more that no list of GNOME desiderata should omit: freedom and social
> solidarity.
>   
I agree with those additions; especially where "social solidarity" might 
capture the notion of inclusive design... and perhaps more dear to my 
heart: accessibility.

cheers,
David