On Tuesday 21 December 2004 23:35, Tom Lane wrote:
> Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org> writes:
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> > <snip>
> >
> >> I agree with Emily on this. There's no need to risk offending people of
> >> non-Christian faiths.
> >
> > As a thought, this is a thread about the "risk" of offending "anyone".
> >
> > How do we *offend* someone by wishing them well?
>
> As a practicing atheist, I am not offended. But if you do not realize
> that a fair part of the world will be offended, then you need to wake up
> and smell the flowers. Or at least read the daily news occasionally.
>
> Yes, I'm painfully aware that several major members of our community
> attach in-your-face-Christian signatures to everything they send out.
> I've never wanted to challenge them on this, but if it were my druthers
> that would not be done around here. I think it is more likely to drive
> away potential community members than attract new ones.
>
I find the free speech implications of the above stupifying for an open source
project.
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Robert Treat
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