Re: Requesting logo file

Paul Brown <[email protected]> Sun, 05 Aug 2018 13:25:42 +0200
Newsgroups	gmane.comp.kde.events
Organization	KDE e.V.
Message-ID	<9527970.0QLY0R1nsI__25389.7214112387$1533468227$gmane$org@rachel>
Hello,

As it is Sunday, and I have amply fulfilled my stipulated 30 working hours as 
a contractor for KDE e.V., I am writing this solely in my capacity of 
concerned community member.

On sábado, 4 de agosto de 2018 14:17:29 (CEST) Kenny Duffus wrote:
> On August 4, 2018 11:21:58 AM GMT+01:00, Lydia Pintscher <[email protected]> 
wrote:
> >On Sat, Aug 4, 2018 at 1:56 AM Kenny Duffus <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Hi Sam,
> >> 
> >> Sorry about that, seems like our promo people silently decided to
> >
> >remove the Akademy logo without thinking things through
> >
> >Kenny, I understand you are frustrated with how things are going. But
> >it's not ok to air that frustration towards one of our important
> >industry partners and sponsors. We've made so much progress building
> >these relationships over the past year and getting a positive vibe
> >around and perception of KDE. We can't jeopardise that by badmouthing
> >other teams towards the outside.
> >
> >And FWIW it wasn't even promo who updated that page.
> 
> OK, that was ill advised

Saying that is not enough. You also have to provide a solution for the damage 
you have caused. An apology would be a first step in the right direction.

I am taken aback as to how blasé you seem to be about the whole thing, 
especially considering your message violates every single point in KDE 
Community's CoC.

In case you are not aware of the magnitude of what you have done: you have 
publicly belittled everybody in a whole KDE working group. You didn't do it to 
their faces, either, but went one step further and libelled about Promo to... 
A sponsor! A sponsor, by the way, that Promo helped bring to Akademy.

I have no idea what you thought you would achieve with your unnecessary lie, 
but it sure wasn't the good interest of KDE or the well-being of your fellow 
community members you had in mind.

I am amazed at your gall and think you should ponder very carefully how to 
make this right.

Bear in mind this is also for you: right now, I can guarantee that the people 
of Mycroft see you as petty and unprofessional. I can also guarantee that the 
consideration of whether it is worth engaging with KDE in the future has also 
crossed their minds, since your spiteful and ridiculous email reflects 
negatively on all of us.

Paul
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