<div dir="ltr"> Hi I believe LGM aims to be a global summit about free software for graphics. I don't see the relevance of current affairs topics of some particular region being relevant. I see the line, "free software = freedom = free speech," but human rights aren't something everyone agrees about globally. Lets stick to the topic that gathers us together, please: free software for graphics. </div><div class="gmail_extra"> <div class="gmail_quote">On 16 January 2015 at 14:28, Joao S. O. Bueno <<a href="mailto:gwidion@gmail.com" target="_blank">gwidion@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I expressed my wish on this issue in a few characters. Then, I expressed my personal opinion condensed in about 5 lines of text. This is not a light topic, and certainly not one that others will be "convinced to change their opinions" with a few paragraphs - It requires lenghty e-mails just to starting making a point in full, as some of the e-mails on the thread are already showing up -- and this not only takes time, but is explicitly not wanted (check Alexandre's message). So a little more of my opinion: I don't think making a statement on "freedom of speech" on this case is relevant, because it does not have to do with government mandated freedoms at all. It has to do with a violent world, _and_ putting the reasons of dissent in evidence increases the stressing factors, instead of reducing them. And back to the e-mails: I could quote Louis here and provide an answer phrase by phrase with what I think, but I also think that would be just noise on the list - to say again: I don't think people will change opinions here due to a few (or not so few) lines of text. And just to end it since I am not that stubborn: I'd be alright with a mourning display/different message on the home page, but _not_ the "je suis" meme. The emotional charge in it is too great, and getting it right depends on gobbling several paragraphs os text as context explanation, as had to be done here in Louis' message. The emotional charge, in contrast is instantaneous, and not one that brings peace) js -><- On 16 January 2015 at 17:08, Dave Crossland <<a href="mailto:dave@lab6.com">dave@lab6.com</a>> wrote: > > On 16 January 2015 at 13:44, Martin Owens <<a href="mailto:doctormo@gmail.com">doctormo@gmail.com</a>> wrote: >> >> > None of this is relevant to LGM. >> >> I believe Louis Desjardins has made a compelling case for why it is >> relevant to LGM > > > Louis wrote, "and respectfully," and I don't think CH nor the Je Suis stuff > is respectful. ... <div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">_______________________________________________ Libre-graphics-meeting mailing list <a href="mailto:Libre-graphics-meeting@lists.freedesktop.org">Libre-graphics-meeting@lists.freedesktop.org</a> <a href="http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libre-graphics-meeting" target="_blank">http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libre-graphics-meeting</a> </div></div></blockquote></div> -- <div class="gmail_signature">Cheers Dave</div> </div>