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Auteur: Rainer Weikusat
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Aan: Dng
Onderwerp: Re: [DNG] Our friendly community
Mitt Green <mitt_green@???> writes:
> I've been talking a lot about courtesy in the community.
> It is certainly the biggest thing Debian lacks (and
> some mates from outside lack it as well, check my post here:
> http://www.linux.org/threads/random-thoughts-on-linux-and-open-source-movement.7452/)
>
> I must admit that I *hate* when people use gutter language and insults
> in a public mailing list.


People who aren't native speakers expressing themselves in a way a lot
of native speaker do as well, especially if they're rather removed from
urban (white) (upper) middle class prejudices about acceptable use of
language, are, in my opinion, a lot less damaging than those capable of
working themselves up into exalted, strongly negative emotional states
(such as 'hate') because of trifles.