is it still open?

kerry napuk k at napuk.demon.co.uk
Fri Apr 2 07:20:13 PST 2004


Harrison

Thanks for the potted history of OSLIST on 1 April.

I have done my darnest NOT to enter this discussion, but restraint
has given way.  I was never comfortable with the whole notion of
"givens" anyway, because they seem to limit possibilities and
exploration.  I do not like the idea of sponsors saying ahead of time
what is and what is not possible BEFORE an event even happens. So, we
never discuss them unless they are raised.

Accordingly, I see no point in having givens on our exchange of
experiences,insights, learnings, feelings, comments and any other
word you can use to describe the brilliant and irritating things that
humans say to each other.  If we believe in a sense of Community and
learning, there should be no censorship except the kind we impose on
ourselves before dropping our pearls onto the LIST.

If you don't want it out there, don't put it out!  If you weren't
sensitive about this before, you sure know about it now.  However, I
hope this discussion does not inhibit our flow, let's not put givens
on ourselves!  There are more than enough imposed by every
institution and organisation in the world.  Why add to the burden?

With warmest regards from an Edinburgh, whose world famous arts
festival programme was announced today, struggling towards spring
with the sun still lurking behind a misty sky

Kerry

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