(I began writing this earlier, but returned (-1) with ENOTIME.)
On 2018-01-11 at 22:44:56 +0000, teor teor2345@gmail.com wrote:
This thread is off-topic,
I know. But for understandable reasons, as stated below; and with all due apologies for a “-dev” list:
On 2018-01-11 20:00:45 at +0000, nullius nullius@nym.zone wrote:
#endif /* !_ON_TOPIC_FOR_DEV_LIST_ */
teor:
and unwelcoming to new contributors.
0. I disagree in principle with the “welcoming environment” notion; but that’s hereto irrelevant, for nothing an ordinary reasonable person would deem “unwelcoming” was said on this thread.
1. It’s an awful trick, soliciting contributions for a project which is ideological in nature—and then expecting people to avoid speaking out for their motivating ideological passions, when those are entwined with the context of a technical discussion. Some might even consider that unwelcoming to potential (quasi-)new contributors, such as myself.
2. I didn’t state any sort of personalized invective; and I certainly didn’t read grarpamp’s post that way, either. For my part, to the contrary, I stated constructive criticisms and counterarguments as to an abstract opinion. That was more than warranted, given Tor’s stated mission—and whereas “Beastr0” had expressed reasonable open-mindedness, as I fairly quoted (“(though I am willing to be convinced otherwise)”). I also thought that “Beastr0” replied to me quite reasonably:
https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2018-January/012802.html
On 2018-01-11 at 22:41:26 +0000, Beastr0 beastr0@protonmail.com wrote:
Some interesting points, guys, thank you for sending them. Perhaps I will change my opinion one day and if I do I'm sure some of your thoughts on the subject will contribute to that. Best,
- Bstro
“Beastr0”, you’re welcome—and thanks for thinking it over! Given my aforestated “motivating ideological passions” about the right to anonymous publication, that little note made my day.
If anything I said in this thread could potentially help bring someone out there to reconsider and perhaps support .onion in the future, then I would call that a happy ending all-around.
Please stop.