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Monday, 24 September 2018
quote [ Most of the internet could be affected as some Linux devs threaten to rescind code in response to CoC controversy. ]
Seems to be related to the earlier post about Linus Torvalds. As someone who knows very little about Linux and its culture, I was hoping you folks could help me make sense of all this.
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5th Earth said @ 4:09am GMT on 24th September
It appears that the more extreme, obnoxious and reasonable-compromise-averse elements of the social liberals and the silicon valley conservatives are butting heads again, and the latter are threatening to:
A: Rescind liscence to whatever code contributions they have made to Linux, which they might actually be able to do, and
B: Sue the Linux foundation for a bunch of bullshit reasons that range from dubious to hilarious.
5th Earth said @ 4:17am GMT on 24th September
It appears that the more extreme, obnoxious and reasonable-compromise-averse elements of the social liberals and the silicon valley conservatives are butting heads again, and the latter are threatening to:
A: Rescind liscence to whatever code contributions they have made to Linux, which they might actually be able to do, and
B: Sue the Linux foundation for a bunch of bullshit reasons that range from dubious to hilarious.
This all stems from the "Contributor Covenant" CoC which the Linux Foundation recently adopted, which is aimed at curbing a variety of social abuses, but also apparently lacks much in the way of due process or recourse for those accused of violating it. Some people think it's ripe for abuse as a tool for witch hunts, and other people think those people are supporting racism/sexism/etc., and there's probably truth in varying degrees in both accusations.
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5th Earth said @ 4:09am GMT on 24th September [Score:3 Underrated]
It appears that the more extreme, obnoxious and reasonable-compromise-averse elements of the social liberals and the silicon valley conservatives are butting heads again, and the latter are threatening to:
A: Rescind liscence to whatever code contributions they have made to Linux, which they might actually be able to do, and
B: Sue the Linux foundation for a bunch of bullshit reasons that range from dubious to hilarious.
This all stems from the "Contributor Covenant" CoC which the Linux Foundation recently adopted, which is aimed at curbing a variety of social abuses, but also apparently lacks much in the way of due process or recourse for those accused of violating it. Some people think it's ripe for abuse as a tool for witch hunts, and other people think those people are supporting racism/sexism/etc., and there's probably truth in varying degrees in both accusations.
