[Geo4All] [OSGeo-Discuss] The International Day of Non-Violence

Thu Oct 5 02:04:35 PDT 2023

I did answer Sergio privately already, but I also need to give my 2 
cents on this publicly. Because it bugs me. Sorry in advance! Take it 
easy please. :-)

What you (Sergio, Maria, Kavita, Rafael, John) are doing here is 
derailing Stevens rightful and polite request to stick to the lists 
topic, and bringing this on a personal/social level by accusing Steven 
he is out of touch and corrupting the communication environment, exclude 
perspectives and what not. This is not Ok, from my point of view. And it 
is indeed a form of social violence...

I think Suchith is a grown man (and professional) and can take such 
feedback without getting personally offended. But if so, he can very 
well defend himself if he thinks that he needs to defend himself. AFAIK 
he is a native english speaker and has the highest academic degree you 
can achieve... I know that Steven and Suchith know each other form the 
FOSS4G-UK community, so they should be able to settle this between each 
other just fine.

But on the topic, I second Stevens request of please sending less 
off-topic messages on this (and other) lists, I also regard public 1 
line congratulations and seconds without any relevant information on the 
discussed topic as unnecessary and irrelevant traffic (these kind of 
messages are - from my perception - at least 50% of messages on this 
GeoForAll list). Are you not interested in decreasing your daily 
incoming mails?

Where are we when we can't give this kind of feedback or bring up such 
matters/opinions? Others just unsubscribe from the list and do not give 
this - from my point of view - valuable feedback...

Take it easy!

Best,
Christian

Am 03.10.23 um 15:38 schrieb SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA via GeoForAll:
>
> Steven,
>
> Sorry for intervening but I think that type of "reproach" should be 
> done privately. I know Suchith and I am sure that he does it with the 
> best intentions. At least your comment sounded a little out of touch 
> to me. Let's try to maintain a good communication environment.
>
> Best,
>
>
> Sergio Acosta y Lara
> Departamento de Geomática
> Dirección Nacional de Topografía
> Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas
> URUGUAY
> (598)29157933 ints. 20329
> http://geoportal.mtop.gub.uy/
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> *De:* Discuss <discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> en nombre de Steven 
> Feldman via Discuss <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>
> *Enviado:* lunes, 2 de octubre de 2023 16:22:59
> *Para:* Suchith Anand
> *Cc:* GeoForAll; discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> *Asunto:* Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] The International Day of Non-Violence
> Suchith
>
>  I’m missing something.
>
> Can you explain how this is relevant to OSGeo? Today is also the 
> birthday of King Richard 3rd of England, Groucho Marx, Coco the Clown, 
> Robert Henry Lawrence Jr and many others but I don’t think any of them 
> were open source digital geographers.
>
> I understand why you might admire Gandhi but others may not agree. 
> OSGeo Discuss is not the place for these conversations imo, which is 
> evidenced by the lack of response that such posts receive
>
> Perhaps the GeoforAll list is a more relevant place?
>
> Regards
> Steven
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 2 Oct 2023, at 08:49, Suchith Anand 
>> <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Dear colleagues
>>
>>
>> The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the 
>> birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence 
>> movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence. 
>> According to United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/271 
>> <http://undocs.org/A/RES/61/271>of 15 June 2007, which established 
>> the commemoration, the International Day is an occasion to 
>> "disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education 
>> and public awareness". The resolution reaffirms "the universal 
>> relevance of the principle of non-violence" and the desire "to secure 
>> a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence".
>>
>>
>> Details at https://www.un.org/en/observances/non-violence-day 
>> <https://www.un.org/en/observances/non-violence-day>
>>
>>
>> I bow to Mahatma Gandhi on the special occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. 
>> Mahatma Gandhi's impact is global, motivating the entire humankind to 
>> further the spirit of unity and compassion.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best wishes
>>
>>
>> Suchith
>>
>>
>>
>> Dr Suchith Anand
>>
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>>
>>
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>>
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