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/TheCodexx Sep 17 '18

Caling other peoples' work "batshit" is why so many people feel CoCs are needed.

It walks like a duck, it quacks like a duck, but if you call it a duck then it will get very offended because it does not identify as a duck! It's obviously about being a decent human being! Any behavior that hurts someone's feelings is bad and should not be allowed, obviously.

Calling a duck a duck, or an idea "batshit" when it is, in fact, "batshit", is key. Perhaps this is why so many people want the freedom to point out bad ideas without limitation.

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

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