Re: Meanness

[Alfred M. Szmidt]

   >    Everybody here is adult enough to respect others' views on contentious
   >    topics.  Let's do this.

   > On cannot respect a view that concedes that doing something
   > immoral and unethical is right; non-free software is always the
   > wrong way to do things.

   There's remarkably little consensus about which things are immoral
   and unethical.  It is entirely possible to respect a view with
   which one strongly disagrees; such respect promotes fruitful
   discussion.

Making the world a worse place is something one should never respect.

   But my main point was that some posters had responded to things
   they disagreed about by personal attack.  I don't think that has a
   place here.

I did not see any personal attacks; but I agree with that sentiment.

Happy hacking.