[dac@cafaro.net: Re: [FOSE] [dac@cafaro.net: Concerns about attire.]]

[Pete Nuwayser]

Please move this offlist.

Pete

On 3/21/07, Alan McConnell <alan at gwyn.tux.org> wrote:
> I got only one copy of this; should have gotten two.  So I am
> forwarding this to the FOSE list, just in case everyone didn't
> get to see this.  Certainly you should all be aware of this,
> just so that you can be aware of how David C's mind works.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Alan
>
> ----- Forwarded message from "David A. Cafaro" <dac at cafaro.net> -----
>
> Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:48:07 -0400
> From: "David A. Cafaro" <dac at cafaro.net>
> Subject: Re: [FOSE] [dac at cafaro.net: Concerns about attire.]
> To: Alan McConnell <alan at gwyn.tux.org>, fose at calypso.tux.org
> X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.3 (2.8.3-1.fc6)
>
> Yes your "impeach him" button was pinned to your shirt completely
> covered by your FOSE badge.  Though I did notice you had no problem
> easily flipping up your FOSE badge to show your button to other Tux.org
> volunteers and can only hope you did not repeat this little trick to
> anyone else.
>
> I was not at the show for the rest of the day, so do not know how you
> handled it.  My fear is that the temptation was to great to show it off
> to what you perceived as a friendly audience, or that if someone noticed
> something was pinned under your badge that an inquiry about what that
> was would lead to a quick flip of the badge.  Regardless, the temptation
> should not be there, and that button should have stayed in your bag or
> at home, not pinned to your shirt even if the FOSE badge obstructed the
> view.
>
> I'm very sorry if you just don't get this, but it's not appropriate and
> could cause us grief in the long term.  It just takes one Government
> employee who has some weight to be offended by this to complain to the
> show organizers.  This is our first year with these new organizers and
> they took a great leap of faith donating the booth and badge scanner to
> us.  That one persons complaint could lead to us getting kicked out of
> future shows.  That would not help the OpenSource cause.
>
> That is why it was brought up in the message to you.
>
> Sincerely,
> David
>
>
> On Wed, 2007-03-21 at 11:32 -0400, Alan McConnell wrote:
> >
> > I am replying only to make it clear that my beautiful white on
> > green "I M P E A C H   H I M" button was _completely_ hidden
> > under my FOSE badge, as was pointed out to David C, and as he
> > could clearly see.   Why he chose to bring this up in his message
> > to me is something you'll all have to ask him.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Alan
> >
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>
> David Cafaro <dac at cafaro.net>
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>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
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