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Since Roger and Nick knew about the allegations and (in the opinion of some) turned a blind eye to them, Shari may have wanted to to articulate some sort of sea
by justcommenting 10y ago
Since Roger and Nick knew about the allegations and (in the opinion of some) turned a blind eye to them, Shari may have wanted to to articulate some sort of sea change.
But they probably also knew (from a look at their commit logs, it's pretty obvious) that the technical work could not continue without them. So it strikes me as a pragmatic compromise.
- bgmarks 10y agoThat happens if the original hackers allow a chair force to take over. Sad story in many open source projects.
- Zak 10y agoSince Roger and Nick knew about the allegations The original NYT article discusses allegations of sexual assault against prominent former TOR employee Jacob Applebaum, in case that's unclear to anyone reading the blog post that's now linked.
- mirimir 10y agoI'm sure that Appelbaum craziness was part of it. But it also seems that Tor Project wants to distance itself from the US government, and broaden its funding.
- smartbit 10y agoMaybe Roger turned a blind eye on Jacob's behavior, maybe he didn't and tried to bring it up. Roger has many qualities, but handling a diva like Jacob and at the same time maintaining their long-term cooperation, is something that imho very few people can handle. A clean sheet board I think is another good reason why Roger stepped down. A few days before Jacob stepped down, Roger was so tired he could barely stand. With Shari Steele as the new director and a new board, it probably is a relieve for Roger and gives more room for a personal live after all these years of dedication to the TOR project. I'm glad that Roger remains in his role as community manager and core committer. Looking forward to his State of the Onion at 33c3.