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SQLite founder adopts Benedictine Code of Conduct
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2018 Oct 26, 9:57pm 2,083 views 5 comments
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cmdrda2leak
2018 Oct 27, 7:36am
cmdrda2leak
2018 Oct 27, 7:36am
I love this.
Also, a very insightful move from Stallman:
“A code of conduct states rules, with punishments for anyone that violates them. It is the heavy-handed way of teaching people to behave differently, and since it only comes into action when people do something against the rules, it doesn't try to teach people to do better than what the rules require. To be sure, the appointed maintainer(s) of a GNU package can, if necessary, tell a contributor to go away; but we do not want to need to have recourse to that."
Too right.
(from https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2018-10/msg00001.html "Announcing the GNU Kind Communication Guidelines")
Also, a very insightful move from Stallman:
“A code of conduct states rules, with punishments for anyone that violates them. It is the heavy-handed way of teaching people to behave differently, and since it only comes into action when people do something against the rules, it doesn't try to teach people to do better than what the rules require. To be sure, the appointed maintainer(s) of a GNU package can, if necessary, tell a contributor to go away; but we do not want to need to have recourse to that."
Too right.
(from https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2018-10/msg00001.html "Announcing the GNU Kind Communication Guidelines")
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cmdrda2leak
2018 Oct 27, 8:01am
cmdrda2leak
2018 Oct 27, 8:01am
The thing I like about the Stallman and SQLite suggestions is that they try to define ideal interactions positively.
Those other victimology/grievance studies-based codes of conduct are "negative" rules.
In my opinion, rights should be declared "negatively" and rules or responsibilities should be declared "positively". For example:
* You should have a "right from unreasonable search and seizure" (a negative right). Granting this negative right assures to you a measure of liberty without taking liberty from anyone else. In contrast, a "right to housing" (a positive right) may grant you housing, but likely at the expense of others' liberties.
(See: Ben Shapiro on positive and negative rights:
www.youtube.com/embed/hIVj11JvpT4 )
* You should have a responsibility to care for your children, or a responsibility to honor your commitments (positive rules). Rulesets that define what you have the responsibility from (negative rules) aren't as good because they don't declare what you have the responsibility to do to complement and protect your rights, they merely define no go zones and penalties. Unlike positive rules, negative rules and penalties tend to multiply over the years, further constricting liberties.
Hats off to SQLite maintainers and Stallman for hosing down the intersectional grievance culture mob with positivity. Hats off to Shapiro for stating the issues of rights and responsibilities so succinctly.
Those other victimology/grievance studies-based codes of conduct are "negative" rules.
In my opinion, rights should be declared "negatively" and rules or responsibilities should be declared "positively". For example:
* You should have a "right from unreasonable search and seizure" (a negative right). Granting this negative right assures to you a measure of liberty without taking liberty from anyone else. In contrast, a "right to housing" (a positive right) may grant you housing, but likely at the expense of others' liberties.
(See: Ben Shapiro on positive and negative rights:
www.youtube.com/embed/hIVj11JvpT4 )
* You should have a responsibility to care for your children, or a responsibility to honor your commitments (positive rules). Rulesets that define what you have the responsibility from (negative rules) aren't as good because they don't declare what you have the responsibility to do to complement and protect your rights, they merely define no go zones and penalties. Unlike positive rules, negative rules and penalties tend to multiply over the years, further constricting liberties.
Hats off to SQLite maintainers and Stallman for hosing down the intersectional grievance culture mob with positivity. Hats off to Shapiro for stating the issues of rights and responsibilities so succinctly.
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Booger
2018 Oct 27, 9:59am
Booger
2018 Oct 27, 9:59am
APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says
What does skull fucking a realtor have to do with SQLite, or any other database?
It's clearly time for an APOCALYPSE_FUCK! Code of Conduct.
What does skull fucking a realtor have to do with SQLite, or any other database?
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Patrick
2018 Oct 27, 11:30am
Patrick
2018 Oct 27, 11:30am
Patrick says
Just caught this. Not sure if it was a deliberate pun or not, either way, we should resist the insertion of the CoC!
Insertion of the CoC into other projects
Just caught this. Not sure if it was a deliberate pun or not, either way, we should resist the insertion of the CoC!
More about Benedict himself https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_of_Nursia