[neonsunset]

Wow. This looks really bad and ideologically driven behavior from FDO member. As usual, the likely scenario is RedHat are unaware and the person who executed the ban is simply abusing their position of power.

This, unfortunately, is an extremely common occurrence throughout many dev communities today. Sadly, companies still have not learned the kind of damage it does to them and how inappropriate this kind of abuse is. Still someone should let RedHat representatives know that the account rights are being misused.

Perhaps creating a list is in order, so we know who to never give any rights to manage the community or participate across multiple projects?

[robert_foss]

FDO has a code of conduct and this person wasn't behaving in a manner permissible by the CoC.

Not agreeing with the CoC is one thing, but FDO is a community and it needs to be able to create a safe and inclusive space for its members.

I'm a FDO member and I see no problem here, the CoC existing and being upheld is a good thing.

[neonsunset]

Have you read the email conversation in question? Surely it made you concerned at least a little in regards to the state of FDO and RedHat?

Thinly and not so thinly veiled threats to another person to police their own, not related to FDO in any way, shape or form, community because it does not adhere to your political ideology sounds like a severe abuse of power to me.

[robert_foss]

Yes, I read it.

No one is owed FDO membership.

FDO is a community, and having people be treated with respect is crucial for maintaining this community. Letting people with a history of not respecting others be a part of that community is a problem, even if that behavior was displayed elsewhere.

[srid]

I really find this comment fascinating.

It doesn't address the contents of this particular incident, rather it alludes to vague and nice-sounding moral principles thereby brushing off the whole specific issue. It is interesting, because by staying general the author gets to shrink from taking the responsibility of giving their actual opinion on the specific incident itself.

[neonsunset]

Surely you must be joking.

I don't remember since when "bowing down to threats" is adhering to CoC and "openly threatening someone over resolved conflicts under the suspicion of wrongthink" was "respectful behavior from community representatives".

Either way, it is always "we're just policing the bad people" until the bad person is you.

[Jedd]

The link provided - to one side of the story - is perhaps slightly partisan in its description of events.

Drew's response at https://drewdevault.com/2024/04/09/2024-04-09-FDO-conduct-en... comes across as a more complete telling of the situation.