Re: GNOME Speaker Guidelines

[Sergey Panov <sipan sipan org>]

On Fri, 2010-06-25 at 17:30 +0200, Patryk Zawadzki wrote: 
> 2010/6/25 Stone Mirror <lefty shugendo org>:
> > Since you've brought it up, Patryk, my very first thought in looking at these guidelines was to marvel at the completeness with which Mr. Stallman's "keynote" at GCDS last year managed to run roughshod over every single one.
> >
> > There's nothing wrong with jokes or humor. When the supposed "humor" comes directly at the expense of a minority of the audience―a part, in fact, which is unreasonably small―it should be apparent that this is not the sort of "humor" we want to be seeing in a keynote address at our community's own technical conference.
> >
> > "Humor" is supposed to be funny; Mr. Stallman was not. A keynote should not single out a portion of the community for unwanted negative attention, particularly when that attention is of a sexual nature.
> 
> I am not defending RMS. I am just stating that the anti-RMS rules are
> so vague that any statement can be bent to become a violation. I bet
> at least one person in the audience is offended when they see the
> presenter using a Mac. Or sporting a Windows t-shirt. Or using an
> iPod. Or mentioning that Apple did something better than GNOME.
> "Security, seize and escort the speaker out of the building." :)

Exactly! For instance, I am offended almost every time Lefty or Philip
Van Hoof say something ... almost anything nowdays. 

- S