[Gllug] Unsubscribing and why

[Steve Parker]

As a relatively new lurker to this mailing list, and having been unaware 
of the #gllug channel until recent events, I find this comment informative:

On 24/08/10 16:09, Henrik Bilar wrote:
> #gllug, where I've been participating since about 2005, has for as long as
> I've known it been a place where discussions have not really circled
> around Linux, or even computers in general.
>    
I tend to expect Linux channels to be about Linux, Apache channels to be 
about Apache, and social welfare channels to be about social welfare. 
Would it be appropriate to name the channel something else, if its 
content is not expected to be suitable for anybody with an involvement 
in Linux?

When strong (and totally unrelated) political opinions are associated 
with something labelled as a Linux channel, then as a Linux professional 
I do feel that it is appropriate for me to to speak out. This kind of 
thing actually can hurt Linux, which has (in most circles) got away from 
the image of being thrown together by ignorant students and hackers, and 
is now seen as a viable professional choice. Association with this kind 
of chat does not help an OS which has no stated opinion about welfare 
systems.

I'm all in favour of people discussing absolutely anything they want, 
but not at the expense of the reputation of Linux
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