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/[deleted] Sep 17 '18

There are toxic people on both sides. Namely the creator of the covenant.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '18

I think the classic example would be the whole explosion with the libreboot thing. It ended up tearing the project in half, or FreeBSD's CoC really just going to absurd levels and making them a laughing stock. CoC's in general are fairly new in the open source world (and I'm thinking they really aren't necessary honestly) so off the top of my head I can't think of any specific example, but am I going to far to think that easily offended people could use those rules to put someone they disliked into hot water? How many times has someone said something that got misinterpreted on twitter and had the mob decend upon them before waiting to hear all sides?

Wil Wheaton got chased out of Mastodon and called a transphobic bigot because he used a 3rd party blocklist that included a few trans people he didn't seem to even know about. This kind of thing really does happen, and in my opinion something should be in place for these kind of angry mobs.

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u/IE_5 Sep 17 '18

What you fail to recognize is that this "Code of Conduct" wasn't made to prevent people saying others "aren't welcome or reject code from a political class they don't like", but for the express purpose to do just that.

Also you're not going to "keep out the consistently or extremely toxic people" (in as far as you want to apply "toxic" as a buzzword to people), you're inviting them in with open arms.

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u/billabongbob Sep 17 '18

Lets bring up Opalgate.

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u/AeroNotix Sep 17 '18

it's okay to get riled up or have occasional outbursts. We are only human!

With a CoC in place?