[Foundation Board] Reaction to Citrix sponsorship

Lew Tucker (letucker) letucker at cisco.com
Wed Apr 22 21:53:04 UTC 2015


Thanks Mark for reminding us  that while we all may enjoy an often robust
debate on technical issues, civility and respect is a fundamental element
of a safe and welcoming community working together across our industry.
-Lew

On 4/22/15, 1:16 PM, "Mark McLoughlin" <markmc at redhat.com> wrote:

>Tristan,
>
>Regarding some of your tweets yesterday, specifically:
>
>  https://twitter.com/tristangoode/status/590524567333965825
>
>and not forgetting another recent incident including:
>
>  https://twitter.com/tristangoode/status/567055657124106240
>
>If anyone in our community told a new sponsor to fuck off and used words
>like "lazy, gutless, and racist" to describe board members, I'd feel
>like we should address that head on. Much has been written about how
>dealing with poisonous people is an important test for any community.
>
>For a board member to be acting this way is completely unacceptable.
>While no doubt speaking in a personal capacity here, your behavior
>reflects badly on the gold members you represent, the board, the
>foundation, and the community generally.
>
>Furthermore, you've recently sought to champion the cause of diversity
>in our community. The most fundamental thing any community can do to
>increase diversity is to make the community a safe, friendly, and
>welcoming place for everyone. Your behavior is destructive to the cause
>you claim to care deeply about.
>
>I hope you take a step back and reflect on this, and I hope you
>apologize.
>
>Mark.
>
>
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