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Reminds me of SQLite and the Rule of St. Benedict. https://sqlite.org/codeofethics.html https://sqlite.org/codeofethics.html

by lainga 6y ago

tomrod 6y ago
Apatheist here. Behavioral rules are fine. I itch when expectations are laid down to sacrifice moral compasses to unseen agenc(ies) and unproven agents.
pgeorgi 6y ago
With the difference that sqlite's code of ethics applies to the (more or less closed set of) sqlite developers while that license applies to whoever wants to use the product - and small libraries (such as ldtk-rs) quickly sneak in somewhere, potentially creating lots of pain down the road. So that "reminder" seems appropriate and package managers that download arbitrary cruft should have a license acceptance field somewhere to reject anything that's incompatible.
butt_hugger 6y ago
Wild that software that was developed for guided missile destroyers has " Do not murder. ", " Love your enemies. ", " Hate no one. " etc. in their Code of Ethics.
- HideousKojima 6y ago
  >No one is required to follow The Rule, to know The Rule, or even to think that The Rule is a good idea. The Founder of SQLite believes that anyone who follows The Rule will live a happier and more productive life, but individuals are free to dispute or ignore that advice if they wish. >The founder of SQLite and all current developers have pledged to follow the spirit of The Rule to the best of their ability. They view The Rule as their promise to all SQLite users of how the developers are expected to behave. This is a one-way promise, or covenant. In other words, the developers are saying: "We will treat you this way regardless of how you treat us." Nothing wrong with having an ideal to strive for, even if you aren't always living up to it.
  - hprotagonist 6y ago
    Consider what thin gruel an ideal would have to be if you could always live up to it!
  - butt_hugger 6y ago
    You are being transparent. SQLite was developed _for_ war machines, with that as its foundation. The code of ethics is merely an attempt to whitewash its history. The founders are shameful for their lack of self awareness.

Reminds me of SQLite and the Rule of St. Benedict. https://sqlite.org/codeofethics.html https://sqlite.org/codeofethics.html

by lainga 6y ago

Reminds me of SQLite and the Rule of St. Benedict. https://sqlite.org/codeofethics.html https://sqlite.org/codeofethics.html

tomrod 6y ago

Apatheist here. Behavioral rules are fine. I itch when expectations are laid down to sacrifice moral compasses to unseen agenc(ies) and unproven agents.

pgeorgi 6y ago

With the difference that sqlite's code of ethics applies to the (more or less closed set of) sqlite developers while that license applies to whoever wants to use the product - and small libraries (such as ldtk-rs) quickly sneak in somewhere, potentially creating lots of pain down the road. So that "reminder" seems appropriate and package managers that download arbitrary cruft should have a license acceptance field somewhere to reject anything that's incompatible.

butt_hugger 6y ago

Wild that software that was developed for guided missile destroyers has " Do not murder. ", " Love your enemies. ", " Hate no one. " etc. in their Code of Ethics.

HideousKojima 6y ago
>No one is required to follow The Rule, to know The Rule, or even to think that The Rule is a good idea. The Founder of SQLite believes that anyone who follows The Rule will live a happier and more productive life, but individuals are free to dispute or ignore that advice if they wish. >The founder of SQLite and all current developers have pledged to follow the spirit of The Rule to the best of their ability. They view The Rule as their promise to all SQLite users of how the developers are expected to behave. This is a one-way promise, or covenant. In other words, the developers are saying: "We will treat you this way regardless of how you treat us." Nothing wrong with having an ideal to strive for, even if you aren't always living up to it.
- hprotagonist 6y ago
  Consider what thin gruel an ideal would have to be if you could always live up to it!
- butt_hugger 6y ago
  You are being transparent. SQLite was developed _for_ war machines, with that as its foundation. The code of ethics is merely an attempt to whitewash its history. The founders are shameful for their lack of self awareness.