La Salle Debain

I am the psychotherapist. Please, describe your problems. Each time
you are finished talking, type RET twice.

I am worried about Debian.

Are you worried often?

Yes!

I see... Well, why do you say this is so?

The Debian project seems to be quite dysfunctional.

What makes you believe the debian project seems to be quite dysfunctional?

We keep having these massive flame wars.

Earlier you said you felt worried?

What causes you to be worried?

It doesn't seem right that a group of people who ostensibly have the same goal should bicker so much. And its the same topics over and over again.

Is it because a group of people who ostensibly have the same goal should bicker so much that you came to me?

Yes. You are a very cheap^wgood therapist. It has been suggested that Debian could profit from therapy.

Does it bother you that debian could profit from therapy?

I would hope that a group of mature, intelligent, professionals could settle their differences on their own.

Maybe your plans have something to do with this?

I have no plans really. I just want to work on a great Linux distribution.

How does it feel to want?

What we have built is so great but sometimes it seems that Debian doesn't get taken seriously when outsiders see all this infighting.

What happens when outsiders see all this infighting?

They think we are just amateurs and they wonder why they should make their future endeavors dependant on a bunch of flighty narcissists.

Do you really think that?

No of course I don't. Debian is just as good if not better than most "serious" operating systems and most of the time Debian developers do work together well and settle their differences amicably. But there are a few people who can't and they really hurt our image.

I see... Tell me more.

There are some people who just can't work with each other and our current way of dealing with such conflicts is at a dead end. As long as issues are left unresolved and they are forced together, these negative people will just keep bickering and bringing the rest of us down.

What are your feelings towards bickering and bringing the rest of us down?

I feel that at this point only answer is for the people who can't alter their behavior to be asked to leave or to remove themselves. What do you think?

Speaking as a trained psychiatrist I think you are all bonkers and I'm switching to gNewSense.