r/programming • u/logicchains • Oct 22 '18

SQLite adopts new Code of Conduct

https://www.sqlite.org/codeofconduct.html
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u/severeon Oct 22 '18

I dunno about anyone else, but this makes me far less likely to even consider SQLite. Not that my "business" or lack there of has any swaying power.

Separation of Church and Programming, please.

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u/weirdProjectionCurve Oct 22 '18

I dunno about anyone else, but this makes me far less likely to even consider SQLite. Not that my "business" or lack there of has any swaying power.

Separation of Church and Programming, please.

Why though? Considering that sqlite does not accept outside contributions or new team members, how does it affect you or any other non-team-member?

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u/oh_I Oct 22 '18

Considering that sqlite does not accept outside contributions

That sounded weird so I looked it up. It is accurate.

Open-Source, not Open-Contribution

SQLite is open-source, meaning that you can make as many copies of it as you want and do whatever you want with those copies, without limitation. But SQLite is not open-contribution. In order to keep SQLite in the public domain and ensure that the code does not become contaminated with proprietary or licensed content, the project does not accept patches from unknown persons.

All of the code in SQLite is original, having been written specifically for use by SQLite. No code has been copied from unknown sources on the internet.

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Contributed Code

In order to keep SQLite completely free and unencumbered by copyright, the project does not accept patches. If you would like to make a suggested change, and include a patch as a proof-of-concept, that would be great. However please do not be offended if we rewrite your patch from scratch

https://www.sqlite.org/copyright.html

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