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On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On 24/09/2018 13:11, R0b0t1 wrote: |
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>> On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 11:01 AM, Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.com> |
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>> wrote: |
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>>> |
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>>> To me it looks like youtubers and some sites trying to make money through |
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>>> clickbait? |
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>> If you had not heard of it elsewhere the Linux code of conduct was |
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>> amended. It makes the CoC similar to those of other projects where |
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>> there are a number of (usually nontechnical) contributors who identify |
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>> as a champion of social justice. |
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>> [...] |
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> Well, if kernel developers are fine with that, then I don't see how that's |
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> relevant to anyone who isn't a kernel dev. If they want to adopt social |
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> justice politics, that's really their prerogative. |
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I suspect why he posted it is at least a few developers do not want |
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this to happen. Other large projects have had similar turmoil, but |
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there is usually no remedy if you disagree. |
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E.g. Django(?) had a large patch committed that changed the names of |
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master/slave to something else as the terms were considered abusive by |
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what looks to be a minority. |
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