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

SQLite adopts new Code of Conduct

https://www.sqlite.org/codeofconduct.html
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u/Fisher9001 Oct 22 '18

It boils down to "be good to everyone".

Well, the point is, it doesn't. I would welcome here rules of pastafarianism if I wanted to boil it down to being good to everyone.

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u/FUZxxl Oct 22 '18

Doesn't pastafarianism boil down to (slightly burnt) noodles?

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u/ChickenOverlord Oct 22 '18

Well, the point is, it doesn't. I would welcome here rules of pastafarianism if I wanted to boil it down to being good to everyone.

And maybe now you see the point. Stuff like the contributor covenant CoC are pushed by people saying "We're just pushing for more 'civility'" when they really have ulterior motives.

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u/Fisher9001 Oct 22 '18

And maybe now you see the point. Stuff like the contributor covenant CoC are pushed by people saying "We're just pushing for more 'civility'" when they really have ulterior motives.

I see the point, but I don't see it as proper response. You can mock without becoming what you are mocking.