| > The Code of Conduct at Contributor Covenant is specifically designed to force politics on other people inside and outside FOSS projects. Its creator describes the ideology here: That's insane. Why would anyone want to force politics into a technical discussion. I can't think of a single place where the Red or Blue on my ballot would influence my software development prowess. Same for nationality or opinions on social matters. Some of the things in this article make no sense. > There are those who firmly believe that the politics of social justice have no place in the world of open source. They think that the injection of political ideologies is a corruption of the apolitical nature of free software. > From the onset open source has been inherently a political movement, a reaction against the socially damaging, anti-competitive motivations of governments and corporations. It began as a campaign for social liberty and digital freedom, a celebration of the success of communal efforts in the face of rampant capitalism. What is this if not a political movement? > All political movements start with an ideology. But when they are set in motion this ideology may become obscured. It is crucial that we constantly scrutinize the manifestation of our principles to ensure that the lofty goals of our ambitions are in line with our actions. This is going to be a really really good read. Thanks for the share nick! |
My thoughts exactly. Their belief is that forcing their kind of politics creates an inclusive space that all people feel welcomed in and then contribute to the project. All people like them anyway. As in the other reply to you, they consider anyone else to be "assholes" doing "hate speech," holding back minorities, etc. The woman behind that was hired or consulted for Github's new moderation effort which enforces their philosophy on top of otherwise good practices (eg no harassment/trolling). That's part of why these this stuff is in the guide.
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