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I'll bite. Let's say I'm in charge of a FOSS project to which you and I are both contributing to. If I find out you are posting white nationalist propaganda on

I'll bite. Let's say I'm in charge of a FOSS project to which you and I are both contributing to. If I find out you are posting white nationalist propaganda on Twitter, I'll kick you out of the project, simply because I don't like white nationalists and don't want the project to appear welcoming to them.

commenter1 9y ago
You probably wouldn't hire ex-cons either, because, you know, you don't want to appear welcoming criminals.
- Deestan 9y ago
  That is a strained corollary. Ex-cons have a shitty past. White supremacists are currently and actively shitty.
  - commenter1 9y ago
    Ah, I see! So if one does a crime, but has done the time, one is ok. If one hasn't done a crime but does something you don't agree with, then it's bad. Thank you for clarifying!
- calcifer 9y ago
  I believe in rehabilitation, so I would most definitely hire ex-cons trying to go straight. People who are actively sharing white supremacist screed are not nearly in the same category.
jhasse 9y ago
I guess kicking out one of the top contributors would hurt your FOSS project more than the indirect connection to white nationalists. And if it helps against white nationalists, I think that's debatable.
gwright 9y ago
Your example is too easy. What if you find out that the other other person supports strong enforcement of existing immigration laws? What if supporters of that policy are being labeled as a "white nationalists" by others? Is that really evidence of "white nationalism"? What if that person simultaneously supports significant changes to the immigration laws that would result in more legal immigration?
- calcifer 9y ago
  In those cases, I would still ask myself the same questions. Namely, am I fine with being associated with a person with these views? and am I fine with them being associated to my project? If the answer is no, I would kick them out just the same and that's ok.

commenter1 9y ago

You probably wouldn't hire ex-cons either, because, you know, you don't want to appear welcoming criminals.

Deestan 9y ago
That is a strained corollary. Ex-cons have a shitty past. White supremacists are currently and actively shitty.
- commenter1 9y ago
  Ah, I see! So if one does a crime, but has done the time, one is ok. If one hasn't done a crime but does something you don't agree with, then it's bad. Thank you for clarifying!
calcifer 9y ago
I believe in rehabilitation, so I would most definitely hire ex-cons trying to go straight. People who are actively sharing white supremacist screed are not nearly in the same category.

jhasse 9y ago

I guess kicking out one of the top contributors would hurt your FOSS project more than the indirect connection to white nationalists. And if it helps against white nationalists, I think that's debatable.

gwright 9y ago

Your example is too easy. What if you find out that the other other person supports strong enforcement of existing immigration laws? What if supporters of that policy are being labeled as a "white nationalists" by others? Is that really evidence of "white nationalism"? What if that person simultaneously supports significant changes to the immigration laws that would result in more legal immigration?

calcifer 9y ago
In those cases, I would still ask myself the same questions. Namely, am I fine with being associated with a person with these views? and am I fine with them being associated to my project? If the answer is no, I would kick them out just the same and that's ok.