Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> They don't have to volunteer :). Just like they don't have to submit a
> patch.
>
> Just like we don't have to accept the patch.
>
> We of course aren't talking about draconian measures here. IF we don't
> have the right size, the person is allergic to cotton, or they are just
> stopping by to help for an hour, it probably isn't that big of a deal.
>
> On the other hand, why is it we can have standards for the code we
> accept but not the presentation of the community?
Patches are rejected because they don't match the goals of the project.
You can say the same thing about dress, but it clearly is _appearance_
you are basing it on, which is an area we have never evaluated in the
past.
In the past we used to have a _very_ mixed message with lots of
conflicting material on the table. I wonder if we are over reacting to
try to get everyone in the same shirt.
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