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View Poll Results: Should death notices of opensource people include the cause of death?
Should the report of people in the open source world passing away include the reason they died?
I think they should because we are all curious and it may change the way we live and it is human nature to ask how someone died. It is an important part of the process of dealing with death.
Should the report of people in the open source world passing away include the reason they died?
I think they should
Are you talking about a specific case or something?
If your question is actually as general as presented, then the general answer is "yes, unless there's a good reason otherwise". "What would be a good reason" would, of course, be determined on a case by case basis.
Should the report of people in the open source world passing away include the reason they died?
I think they should because we are all curious and it may change the way we live and it is human nature to ask how someone died. It is an important part of the process of dealing with death.
Who's "they"?
Ask Ian Murdock's family.
Maybe publish a transcript of the 911 call? That suit your "human nature"?
How about Photos of the deceased?
Will that help you deal with it?
I think it's none of {y}our nosey fscking business.
That's what I think.
Should the report of people in the open source world passing away include the reason they died?
I think they should because we are all curious and it may change the way we live and it is human nature to ask how someone died. It is an important part of the process of dealing with death.
While I agree it is human nature to ask about the nature of someone's death, there also is such a thing as being polite and respectful to others.
You should amend your ways of living regardless of whether or not an occurrence has happened that you know about. Things such as living healthy are pretty much known items. People die for many reasons, many of which may not apply to you, and ultimately we all die.
Note that "tech people" are PEOPLE, and no different from all other people.
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