The SQLite CoC thing is amazing. 1) https://www.sqlite.org/codeofconduct.html … 2) Explanation from the apparent project lead: http://sqlite.1065341.n5.nabble.com/Regarding-CoC-td104277.html#a104336 … 3) Hacker News thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18273530#18276906 … 4) /r/programming thread:https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/9qedai/sqlite_adopts_new_code_of_conduct/ …
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Two thoughts: Surprising no one, /r/programming has a better sense of humor than Hacker News. The whole thing seems like A+ trolling, but according to backchannel commentary, the devs are sincerely religious.
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Also, I have no objection to the CoC, because the preface explicitly says: "The entire rule is good and wholesome, and yet we make no enforcement of the more introspective aspects." And...
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...community members "are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that honors the overarching spirit of the rule, even if they disagree with specific details. Polite and professional discussion is always welcomed, from anyone." Not actually exclusionary, so whatever.
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see what I mean about /r/programming being funnypic.twitter.com/ljvfbslNJC
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Y'know, I'm not even sure that I'd object to a CoC that required contributors to be Christian / religious / whatever. I would think it was dumb and self-defeating, but people can govern their projects as they see fit. Of course, it becomes a "where do you draw the line" thing...
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In a case that morally appalled me, like "only white people can contribute" — religion is a choice, whereas race and ethnicity aren't — my response would be to encourage a fork of the software and disassociate from the people involved with it.
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The ability to exit is part of what's so awesome about the software world. I wonder if anyone's written about that https://jacobitemag.com/2018/07/27/the-conversations-that-cryptocurrency-kills/ …
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I'm gonna write something that is a qualified parade-raining on the cypherpunk dream. The strong form of the cypherpunk ethos overestimates how cyberspace can change meatspace, because online communities aren't like real ones (trivial cost of exit, 0 personal obligations)
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Replying to @robert_mariani @jacobitemag
I am interested in reading this!
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