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I don't understand the purpose of this. I hope it's an elaborate joke, but it is surprisingly unprofessional. A few years ago I spent some time in their dev ma

I don't understand the purpose of this. I hope it's an elaborate joke, but it is surprisingly unprofessional. A few years ago I spent some time in their dev mailing list and proposed a patch. I doubt I'd still do this in this context. This code of conduct that requires members to honor th Christ, even as a joke, would make me reluctant to interact with SQLite.

lsd5you 8y ago
Yes, but when did professionalism become a requirement for open source software?
- thrower123 8y ago
  It was a disqualification once upon a time, or at least a severe black mark to atone for.
- drivingmenuts 8y ago
  > Yes, but when did professionalism become a requirement for open source software? About the point where a third developer joined a project. One person can slag himself all day long and it's just crazy muttering. Two people can slag each other all day long and it's he said/she said or some combination thereof. Three people ... dammit, there's a witness.
- roguecoder 8y ago
  When people started having both standards and options. I can choose between a college frathouse and a productive guild hall: why would I live in a frathouse?
  - lsd5you 8y ago
    Indeed. Choose away. Of course in the end you choose the one with functioning plumbing.
HarryHirsch 8y ago
requires members to honor the Christ The text does not permit this interpretation.
- gonvaled 8y ago
  strictly, the text does not permit any interpretation, since: > conduct themselves in a manner that honors the overarching spirit of the rule which is hot air.
  - aokiji 8y ago
    Just like the arbiters of COC enforcement - extremely vague.
chippy 8y ago
> This code of conduct that requires members to honor Christ Does it? It says that it requires developers to conduct themselves in a manner that honors the overarching spirit of the rule.
- gonvaled 8y ago
  Well, it mentions Christ 4 times ...
  - jymbo 8y ago
    Other CoCs mention other idealizations lots of times.
    - gonvaled 8y ago
      Sure. My comment was in reply to a comment which said that this: > This code of conduct that requires members to honor Christ was not true.
- mikeash 8y ago
  The overarching spirit of the rule is worship of a particular deity. “First of all, love the Lord God with your whole heart, your whole soul, and your whole strength.”
  - drb91 8y ago
    Only if you are looking for it. I imagine most adults can translate through time and culture without much issue. Literalists tend to be evangelical christians, who probably wouldn’t mind.
    - mikeash 8y ago
      It hammers you on the head with it at the very beginning. There’s no need to “look for it,” it’s right there.
Cthulhu_ 8y ago
Poe's Law in action.
on_and_off 8y ago
It looks like the author is exactly the kind of people that made CoC necessary.

lsd5you 8y ago

Yes, but when did professionalism become a requirement for open source software?

thrower123 8y ago
It was a disqualification once upon a time, or at least a severe black mark to atone for.
drivingmenuts 8y ago
> Yes, but when did professionalism become a requirement for open source software? About the point where a third developer joined a project. One person can slag himself all day long and it's just crazy muttering. Two people can slag each other all day long and it's he said/she said or some combination thereof. Three people ... dammit, there's a witness.
roguecoder 8y ago
When people started having both standards and options. I can choose between a college frathouse and a productive guild hall: why would I live in a frathouse?
- lsd5you 8y ago
  Indeed. Choose away. Of course in the end you choose the one with functioning plumbing.

HarryHirsch 8y ago

requires members to honor the Christ The text does not permit this interpretation.

gonvaled 8y ago
strictly, the text does not permit any interpretation, since: > conduct themselves in a manner that honors the overarching spirit of the rule which is hot air.
- aokiji 8y ago
  Just like the arbiters of COC enforcement - extremely vague.

chippy 8y ago

> This code of conduct that requires members to honor Christ Does it? It says that it requires developers to conduct themselves in a manner that honors the overarching spirit of the rule.

gonvaled 8y ago
Well, it mentions Christ 4 times ...
- jymbo 8y ago
  Other CoCs mention other idealizations lots of times.
  - gonvaled 8y ago
    Sure. My comment was in reply to a comment which said that this: > This code of conduct that requires members to honor Christ was not true.
mikeash 8y ago
The overarching spirit of the rule is worship of a particular deity. “First of all, love the Lord God with your whole heart, your whole soul, and your whole strength.”
- drb91 8y ago
  Only if you are looking for it. I imagine most adults can translate through time and culture without much issue. Literalists tend to be evangelical christians, who probably wouldn’t mind.
  - mikeash 8y ago
    It hammers you on the head with it at the very beginning. There’s no need to “look for it,” it’s right there.

Cthulhu_ 8y ago

Poe's Law in action.

on_and_off 8y ago

It looks like the author is exactly the kind of people that made CoC necessary.