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No throwaway, and I enthusiastically agree. The recent instances of people demanding resignation of a technical person from an open source project because some
by judah 11y ago
No throwaway, and I enthusiastically agree.
The recent instances of people demanding resignation of a technical person from an open source project because somebody dislikes his personal views is a form of coercion to uniformity, political thought-policing.
In line with this theme, the NCoC site says:
Q: How can I contribute to your project or community when I see someone said something on a different site or community which directly makes me feel awful?
A: We are not in the business of policing people’s personal lives. Hopefully they also don’t give a shit about that when they are here. Part of not discriminating people, is not discriminating people. This is not world court. Sometimes people have different views. Just because they express this elsewhere, doesn’t mean we give a shit.
- seattle_thrwawy 11y agoYeah. I saw have seen some talented people get fired over the years, including at my current company. I have heard all sorts of offensive comments throughout the years from all sorts of sexualities and nationalities. The only people who ever get fired for them are white (or white-passing) males.