How To Talk About Mental Illness Online?

Posted by timothy on Sunday January 10, 2016 @10:51AM from the perens'-comment-seems-sincere-to-me dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Shortly after the death of Debian founder Ian Murdock, Bruce Perens, who succeeded Murdock as Debian Project Leader in 1996 and was also Murdock's employer for a period of time, claimed very publicly that Murdock died of mental illness, although no evidence has been provided. Without referencing Murdock or Perens, another prominent Debian Developer, Daniel Pocock, has asserted that discussion about who has or had a mental illness is a step too far. To be fair, it sure doesn't sound like Perens was trying to do other than express sympathy in light of a tragic death.

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no just no by Anonymous Coward · 2016-01-10 11:04 · Score: 0, Troll

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