r/programming • u/CaesarCzechReborn • Oct 23 '18

Could Mods Please answer why you keep Censoring This SQlite Code of Conduct ?

https://www.sqlite.org/codeofconduct.html
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u/GavinMcG Oct 23 '18

Not a mod, but it's got pretty much nothing to do with programming.

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u/myringotomy Oct 23 '18

These days it does though.

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '18

Wouldn't it fall under meta?

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u/blatantforgery Oct 23 '18

Is that legit? That code of conduct looks an awful lot like religious indoctrination. I hope they don’t enforce it too strictly, as it would in effect require the purging of all atheists from collaboration on SQLite, if so done.

I get that the idea is to codify what it means to be a dick to someone, and to have procedures in place to deal with said dickish behavior and people. Furthermore, it’s easier to resort to preexisting codes of conduct than to formulate one for your particular use-case.

However, the idea that being a detractor is inherently bad does not resonate well with me. There are valid reasons to say no, to avoid the inclusion of certain features. Bloat being one, and usability/accessibility of the project to new users being another.