I want to sidestep all of the usual back and forth debates in this and point out something that really stuck in my craw... > 2. Lack of CC’s CoC sustains merit

I want to sidestep all of the usual back and forth debates in this and point out something that really stuck in my craw... > 2. Lack of CC’s CoC sustains meritocracy, which “has consistently shown itself to mainly benefit those with privilege, to the exclusion of underrepresented people in technology“. [http://archive.is/o2OzZ http://archive.is/o2OzZ] What is this bullshit idea that the beneficiaries of open source software are those that contributed as opposed to from being able to use it? Good commits benefit everyone. The idea that someone(s) would block a person's commit based on some non-code distinction, to the detriment of everyone who uses that software...which possibly also includes the other people contributing to it...is completely ludicrous.