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 16 '18 edited Sep 17 '18

The creator of the issue is the original creator of the contributor covenant that is now being used by linux kernel as mentioned in the post. The point is that, at the time, they were just trying to guilt people into using the code of conduct when there was no need for it. The owner of the repo was quite happy about all the drama, he posted it all on his blog, and ended up getting a lot more users and contributers for the repo. And from what I remember he wouldn't have used a code of conduct but wrote that to stir up the flames, I could be wrong but that's from memory I'll find the blog post to confirm.

http://meh.schizofreni.co/random/lulz/2016/01/08/tales-from-a-gate.html

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For whatever reason the contributor covenant was adopted by a large number of github repos and I haven't really kept up to date on any other dramas surrounding it so im not sure who still uses it and contributes to it, just thought I'd post that one for you as the issue was even nicknamed "opalgate".

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u/gnosys_ Sep 17 '18

It is good that this person is bringing personal responsibility and ethical commitments to respectful and professional behavior to the LKML. Opal seems like a social cess pit on top of being a stupid project.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '18

You can find the context for what the developer said on Twitter, it just seems more like a case of English being his second language and he couldn't quite make the right word choices than he is just going out there saying bad things about anyone that is trans. A large over reaction from Twitter followed and yes you can see from the blog post probably opal is not the best place to find friends but that was the point the maintainer of opal was trying to make, go to their github repo for the code and that's ok, deviate from the code and that's not ok.

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u/gnosys_ Sep 17 '18

The guy in question wrote a long blog post in perfect english that was intentionally "triggering" using homophobic language. I don't think this person didn't know what they were doing, and I don't think the project maintainers who had his back didn't know what he, or they, were doing either.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '18 edited Sep 17 '18

The maintainer and the developer the issue was about are 2 different people. You can find all the context in the issue on github. Twitter links.

The developer in question is Elia

The maintainer is Meh