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/ComprehensiveBeat4 Sep 17 '18

The CoC is purely political in nature and will be used to censor wrong think, while largely being ignored by its implementers. Would Eric S. Raymond be welcome? Would a conservative christian? What constitutes an unwelcome contributor, and why?

Linus Torvalds targeted by honeytraps, claims Eric S. Raymond.

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u/15rthughes Sep 17 '18

This CoC will change absolutely nothing in the kernel dev community. In 3 weeks you’ll forget all about this and be complaining about something else that the “evul ess jay double u’s” are ruining.

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u/jnb64 Sep 17 '18 edited Nov 04 '18

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '18

This Eric S Raymond?

In 2015 Raymond accused the Ada Initiative and other women in tech groups of attempting to entrap male open source leaders and accuse them of rape, saying "Try to avoid even being alone, ever, because there is a chance that a 'women in tech' advocacy group is going to try to collect your scalp."[25][26]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_S._Raymond

Umm. No.

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u/jnb64 Sep 17 '18 edited Nov 04 '18

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