Read the post linked in the 'update 2012-10-30': http://www.codon.org.uk/~mjg59/ted_mail/0038.html . You don't need to do any strenuous interpretation or extrapolation of that. It's just flat out odious.
I don't see anywhere that Matthew is asking for anyone to be 'publicly drawn and quartered'. He is acting as a member of the kernel community to make a clear statement that he finds a publicly stated position of someone in a position of leadership and trust in that project unacceptable and that he does not accept or endorse them. It's important for people to do this, because if no-one condemns such statements the obvious message that sends is that everyone finds them just fine. As Matthew said, "Silence is endorsement. Saying nothing is not ok.". If the kernel community, the wider F/OSS community, or *any* community lets messages like this go unchallenged, the implication is that the community accepts them and people who are not happy with them - like, well, pretty much all women - ought to stay away.
What he did ask for is fairly clear at the start of the final paragraph: "In the absence of an apology and explanation from Ted"
An apology and an explanation. That's all. No execution, literal or metaphorical, was asked for.
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Re: So, lemme get this straight
Date: 2012-10-30 10:10 pm (UTC)I don't see anywhere that Matthew is asking for anyone to be 'publicly drawn and quartered'. He is acting as a member of the kernel community to make a clear statement that he finds a publicly stated position of someone in a position of leadership and trust in that project unacceptable and that he does not accept or endorse them. It's important for people to do this, because if no-one condemns such statements the obvious message that sends is that everyone finds them just fine. As Matthew said, "Silence is endorsement. Saying nothing is not ok.". If the kernel community, the wider F/OSS community, or *any* community lets messages like this go unchallenged, the implication is that the community accepts them and people who are not happy with them - like, well, pretty much all women - ought to stay away.
What he did ask for is fairly clear at the start of the final paragraph: "In the absence of an apology and explanation from Ted"
An apology and an explanation. That's all. No execution, literal or metaphorical, was asked for.