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I guess we just need to get Theo de Raadt to stop flaming now
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way2strong wrote:If that were all that happened it would be good news.
The Linux kernel adopting a political document as a code of conduct is nothing but bad news.
NovusBogus wrote:If those sorts transgender activists are running the show allowed to influence the tech community then Linux the 40,000 open source projects that use the code of conduct are totally screwed.
NovusBogus wrote:You're missing the point. The open source software movement is based almost entirely on meritocracy--the good projects rise to the top and volunteer contributors are valued for technical skill and dedication, something missing from the Dilbertian corporate climate that drove many of them to become FOSS contributors in the first place. The original, uncensored Contributor Covenant makes it about two sentences into the preamble before devolving into a bizarre rant about how meritocracy sucks and must be forcibly overthrown because it makes less competent developers feel insecure. It reads like an Onion parody of millennial snowflake software developers, really. Perhaps the kernel team's leadership only wants to adapt the don't-be-an-ass part, but if they go whole hog on the political BS then it won't be long before the hardcore introverts that keep the trains running migrate to other projects where their contributions are still valued and management is willing to leave them alone and get some work done. Hello, submarine vulnerability swarm, nice to meet you again!
But hey, it's their choice.
NovusBogus wrote:If they stick to what's written then I agree that it's much ado about nothing. The context is concerning, is all, particularly in light of younger developers' tendency to put way too much stock in various bad ideas coming out of the web development world.