• xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org
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      2 months ago

      The developer literally said he’s not opposed to gender-neutral language, he just didn’t want to accept a random non-technical contribution by somenoe who had never interacted with the project before.

      • coldsideofyourpillow@lemmy.cafe
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        2 months ago

        It takes no effort to refuse a PR without making a comment that even the basement dwellers of /r/conservative would have realized would be sensitive and politically charged.


        The developer literally said he’s not opposed to gender-neutral language

        It isn’t really important what the developer claims; if they don’t act according to their claims, then there’s no point. Even I know how to build sandcastles in the air.

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          2 months ago

          Hey, I’m coming from a heavily utilitarian view, so please allow for that in my question.

          Let’s say there is a pro coder who is amazing at debugging, but is incredibly antisemitic. They have little to no interactions with colleagues and are keeping the hate to the appropriate boards (X, I believe it’s called nowadays). Should we contract his work and apply it where applicable?

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            2 months ago

            The issue I have with Ladybird is that the remarks were made *by one of the “lead” developers". In a huge project with thousands of developers, it is inevitable that some of my code is made by a person with unsavory views. However, I dislike the fact that such a person is in charge of the project.

            I have no problems with the code itself. Code is code. But it is moreso the leadership of the Ladybird Foundation that bothers me. I’d like for one of the options to come true:

            • Andreas apologizes for his actions and acknowlege the recklessness of his words
            • The Ladybird Foundation has a change in representation
            • The project is forked and maintained by a different corporation

            Personally, I’m excited about Servo. Not only due to the leadership, but because it is made Rust. As we all know, Rust has a carcinized logo that gives you the legal right to spam rocket (🚀) emotes.