Fedora considering mailing list moderation

It's not just some community members -- it's quite a lot of community members, and some of them are great contributors not just to Fedora but to the entire free software ecosystem. Missing out on their input because they have to fight through unnecessary, stomach-turning invective is a big loss for the Fedora community. Since the Board is charged with making sure that Fedora continues to grow and thrive as a healthy community, it's incumbent upon us to do what's necessary to make that happen. It would be wonderful if self-policing worked, but we've been relying on that policy for five years, and the Board feels it's obviously not working.

It's my hope that people will remember that the goal of free software is something bigger than ourselves. It's about giving to your fellow human, and it's impossible to do that effectively while you're slapping the person next to you. It remains to be seen how we'll codify our standards, but there's no doubt we must remember that the means are as important as the end.