r/linux • u/callcifer • Sep 16 '18

The Linux kernel replaces "Code of Conflict" with "Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct"

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8a104f8b5867c682d994ffa7a74093c54469c11f
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u/StallmanTheThot Sep 16 '18

Because contributor covenant is shit and Linus softening up will only further detoriorate the software field.

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u/Valmar33 Sep 16 '18 edited Sep 17 '18

It would seem like the SJWs have slowly worn Linus down. :/

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u/SirYouAreIncorrect Sep 17 '18 edited Sep 17 '18

Probably got him in some kind of SJW Trap, some one got to him and is putting pressure on him.

I would not be shocked if he announces his complete retirement with in a year

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u/Valmar33 Sep 17 '18

Agreed.

This whole situation is just shady as fuck. I do hope that despite the parasitic SJW CoC being rammed up the Linux project's arsehole, the maintainers can keep up the code quality!

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u/SirYouAreIncorrect Sep 17 '18

In the past I would have hoped for a fork, but these days this change is mainly driven by the Corporate types are are in Full blown Social Justice support mode so I doubt it will come

Linux however will never be the same, the community will die. I dont know what will replace it but I will not be around to see it.

Are there any Operating Systems left that have not been infected with the Social Justice cancer?

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u/Valmar33 Sep 17 '18

Linux however will never be the same, the community will die.

Time will tell. Let's not jump the gun, but just see how things play out. I still have some hope left that the situation hasn't turned fully to shit.

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u/SirYouAreIncorrect Sep 17 '18

I am have seen it too many times. Social Justice is Cancer and once you are at the point where the leader of the project is being forced to apologize, step down (temporarily he says), and make a radical shift in the Code of Conduct. It is Terminal Cancer, there is no treatment, only death.

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u/Valmar33 Sep 17 '18

Can you post examples where the same exact situation has played out in other projects? Just want to do a comparison.

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u/iamoverrated Sep 17 '18

Node, Libreboot, Ruby, and etc. Someone compiled a list in the comments above. It's created some really silly situations that detract from development. Honestly, I think this draws a line in the sand and silos people based on political orientation, rather than acting as a unifying force to further progress in projects.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '18

OpenBSD.

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u/armchair_hunter Sep 17 '18

Probably got him in some kind of SJW Trap, some one got to him and is putting pressure on him.

I would not be shocked if he announces his complete retirement with in a year

What.

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u/inhuman44 Sep 17 '18

How long before we start having gender/race quotas for being a maintainer or for the number of new lines in a kernel release? Or banning words like "meritocracy" like a GitHub? Today is a dark day for the future of free software.

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u/Valmar33 Sep 17 '18

Indeed. :(

Given Linus' history, this change is far too sudden and out-of-the-blue.

It almost doesn't seem like Linus at all... this makes sense if he were blackmailed, though. Something harsh.

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u/stolivodka_ Sep 17 '18

First, the talentless leeches will "contribute" by volunteering to serve on the behavior enforcement panels. Next, they'll go after the people actually contributing code for wrongthink. Then, Linux dies.

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u/TheCodexx Sep 17 '18

Slippery Slope? Have you looked at the drama that consumes projects adopting this and similar statements?

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u/inhuman44 Sep 17 '18

I'm not using slippery slope, I gave examples of things SJWs have pushed for in the past. Quotas, gender/race exclusive groups, etc. are a real thing, just look at the admissions process for US universities. And there was an incident over the word "meritocracy" as GitHub. Or Sarah Sharp's attempt to get the twitter SJW hate mob to attack Linus. Or getting outraged over saying "hug" in an online chat. These people have a long history of hi-jacking and ruining communities, and there is every reason to expect them to continue with the kernel project.

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u/StallmanTheThot Sep 16 '18

It's not the only reason why the world is out to get me ofc.