Hi PJ! <tt>Pamela Jones <pj2@groklaw.net> schrieb am 15.05.2008 19:22:40: > To me,  it's a matter of human empathy and figuring out what is useful > and what is not. I don't think that can ever be wrong.   I do the same > with Groklaw. Some things just don't need to be said, because they are > unkind. Or they can be expressed in a way that doesn't disrespect a > fellow human totally.  Some things have to be said, no matter what, of > course, but in truth, not many.  So what I am saying is that there is a > time and a place and a way.  If Ivan's purpose was to make sure no one > ever helps OLPC again, that is different. For sure he will have a > considerable impact in turning volunteers away. Was that the goal? </tt> <tt>Turning away the volunteers has already happened. </tt> <tt>I think Ivan and others are only starting to publicly speak out the frustration that has build up for over two years.</tt> <tt>Sweeping every problem under the carpet out of respect or fear to damage the goals of OLPC only leads to a situation like we have right now: A cooking pot full of anger that's about to explode sooner or later. </tt> <tt>Nicholas Negroponte currently lacks any respect at the groundbreaking work the Sugar developers have done and seems to like to discourage each of them personally.</tt> <tt>So nobody should wonder when some of this anger is spoken out publicly and some of the heat is turned back onto OLPC.</tt> <tt>cu andreas</tt>