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> That has now been replaced by a more detailed Code of Conduct - which retains the acronym, but attempts to be more inclusive and eliminate insulting and derog

> That has now been replaced by a more detailed Code of Conduct - which retains the acronym, but attempts to be more inclusive and eliminate insulting and derogatory comments and behaviour. To include only this short paragraph about the new CoC and omit any reference to the huge controversy this have generated in the community is extremely biased reporting on BBC's part.

cirgue 8y ago
If you read what Linus himself had to say about it, it seems like BBC was honoring his interest in not having this piece contribute to the shouting match.
woodie_w 8y ago
Biased towards what, exactly?
matthewmacleod 8y ago
omit any reference to the huge controversy this have generated That’s something that hasn’t happened, though. It’s a storm in a teacup, like all this stuff is.
- eropple 8y ago
  Yes, and this is important to understand for those who happen to be browsing by: there is a political faction on the internet who really would like people to believe that there is some Huge Controversy about the Contributor Covenant or about any of the principals involved or this or that. But there isn't. Sure, there are some mad people. But they are a rounding error of give-a-shit and their political position, for it is a political position--specifically, status quo regressiveness camouflaged as neutrality[0]--depends on manufacturing consent that does not exist. [0] - I have yet to see someone claim that they're "not being political" who...isn't. Or somebody claim that somebody else is "being political" when that claimant is not advocating for some nasty stuff. The world's political and somebody trying to frame "politics" as a negative is trying to get you over a barrel.
opencl 8y ago
I think you stopped reading about halfway through the article. Because almost the entire second half of the article is about this.
chimprich 8y ago
> omit any reference to the huge controversy this have generated in the community Which "community" though? Linus: > Have you read the Twitter feeds and other things by the people who seem to care more about the non-technical side? [...] It's a morass of nastiness. It sounds like Linus is saying that the argument is being carried out between groups who are not involved in kernel development.

cirgue 8y ago

If you read what Linus himself had to say about it, it seems like BBC was honoring his interest in not having this piece contribute to the shouting match.

woodie_w 8y ago

Biased towards what, exactly?

matthewmacleod 8y ago

omit any reference to the huge controversy this have generated That’s something that hasn’t happened, though. It’s a storm in a teacup, like all this stuff is.

eropple 8y ago
Yes, and this is important to understand for those who happen to be browsing by: there is a political faction on the internet who really would like people to believe that there is some Huge Controversy about the Contributor Covenant or about any of the principals involved or this or that. But there isn't. Sure, there are some mad people. But they are a rounding error of give-a-shit and their political position, for it is a political position--specifically, status quo regressiveness camouflaged as neutrality[0]--depends on manufacturing consent that does not exist. [0] - I have yet to see someone claim that they're "not being political" who...isn't. Or somebody claim that somebody else is "being political" when that claimant is not advocating for some nasty stuff. The world's political and somebody trying to frame "politics" as a negative is trying to get you over a barrel.

opencl 8y ago

I think you stopped reading about halfway through the article. Because almost the entire second half of the article is about this.

chimprich 8y ago

> omit any reference to the huge controversy this have generated in the community Which "community" though? Linus: > Have you read the Twitter feeds and other things by the people who seem to care more about the non-technical side? [...] It's a morass of nastiness. It sounds like Linus is saying that the argument is being carried out between groups who are not involved in kernel development.