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I would like to know that GitLab will not support Socio-Political entry-ism by instituting a so called 'Code of conduct'. Codes of Conduct are a form of Socio-
by generic_user 11y ago
I would like to know that GitLab will not support Socio-Political entry-ism by instituting a so called 'Code of conduct'.
Codes of Conduct are a form of Socio-Political entry-ism by which third party activists try to interject a vaguely defined set of Behavioral, Ideological and Speech codes which participating individuals must accept in order to participate.
Once Instituted activists can try and use these 'Codes' as a pretext to attack there perceived political and social enemies in the project. Attempt to expel developers can spread across all social media, email, and any other information that can be dug up.
Attempts to redefine project goals and redirect resources away from there original purpose towards social and political objectives set by the entrants are also attempted. Generally turning open productive software communities into unproductive, divisive, monoculture, that serve as ideological vehicles.
It is important that FLOSS software development is politically and socially neutral. Open to anyone who wants to contribute and learn and help improve the code. I hope that GitLab will endorse political and ideological neutrality which opens the door for everyone to participate by keeping Codes of Conduct out of your terms of service.
- generic_user 11y agoDigging through the site I see you endorse the Contributor Covenant, a prime example of entry-ism written by serial harasser and radical feminist Coraline Ada Ehmke. https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/3ab802/warriors_demand_maintainer_removed_from_github/ https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/3ab802/warr... Unfortunately until this Code of Conduct is withdrawn and links with serial Harasser and political entriest Coraline Ada Ehmke are removed I can not endorse or contribute to GitLab. I do hope GitLab removes the Contributor Covenant and replaces it with a more honest and inclusive statement.
- said 11y agoI followed the link, and though I did see Caroline Ada trying to bully someone out of a community, I didn't see any evidence GitLab CEO supports the Contributor Covenant.
- bjwbell 11y agoCode of conduct section in https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/CONTRIBU...
- said 11y agoThank you. So, I read the their code of conduct, and nothing struck me as wrong (well, aside from that link back to the Contributor Covenant homepage, which is wrong, breathlessly hyperbolic, and politically charged). Then I had a couple of realizations: 1. A sign on all public trash cans and dumpsters saying "MOTHERS, DO NOT THROW AWAY YOUR BABIES. YOU WILL BE PROSECUTED" would be correct, but it would be insulting because it implies the sign is necessary. 2. The existence of the code of conduct could be a dog-whistle. It could signal to the Caroline Adas of the world "We'll do whatever you want." Or even "Pease, please, please leave us alone. We'll do whatever you want". Both would be bad.
- generic_user 11y agoAs you can see from the link the real intent of the creators of the Contributor Covenant and there 'inclusive' contract is really to attack, bully and exclude people who do not convert to there cult like sudo-religion. Codes of conduct will not increase participation in your project they will reduce participation. No one wants to be part of a nanny state where political ideologues like Coraline Ada Ehmke poor over social media and attack you when they read things that disagree with there personal political and religious beliefs. Project leaders and Platform providers can remove the door for entry-ism by simply removing third party codes of conduct. If you still feel the need to have some community guidance keep it simple to the point and honest.
- said 11y agoPlease my reply to bjwbell. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.