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Node.js Forked Again Over Complaints of Unresponsive Leadership (thenewstack.io)
New submitter Kant shares a report: The codebase for popular Node.js JavaScript runtime has been forked again -- the second time in less than three years -- with a growing number of contributors charging that the Technical Steering Committee (TSC) leadership is ignoring repeated violations of the project's code of conduct. The new project, called Ayo will be managed under an open governance model. The complaints centered around ongoing behavior of NodeSource Director of Engineering, and Node.js TSC member Rod Vagg. The TSC received multiple complaints from Node.js members about a Tweet from Vagg promoting a Men's Rights Activist-slanted article, one that cast doubt on the validity of project Code-of-Conducts. In that Tweet, Vagg commented "If you've never considered the potential downsides of codes of conduct, here's a good place to start." [...] On August 21, The TSC voted on whether or not to remove Vagg from its ranks. Of the 10 TSC members who voted, 60 percent voted against removing Rod from the TSC and 60 percent voted against asking Rod to voluntarily resign. That the TSC voted to keep Vagg on the committee inflamed others in the project. One committee member, Myles Borins, resigned in protest. The decision to keep Vagg "undermines our Conduct Guidelines, drives away potential contributors, and in my opinion undermines the Committee's ability to govern," he wrote in a blog post. In a post further explaining the need for the forked Ayo project, developer Rudolf Olah explained that "Driving away contributors can be fatal in the open source world where most developers are essentially using their free time and volunteering to contribute. It is already difficult enough to attract contributors to smaller projects and larger projects, such as Node.js, need to be careful to make all contributors feel welcome."
Glad to see that even webshits have had enough SJW BS.
Could be worse. The Republican Party forked a few times, merged, and now we have super-right teaparty people who actually throw tantrums in congress running as Republican. The DSA has talked about just running as Democrats, which is terrifying for the same reasons.
Never underestimate the damage caused by party politics--whether that's American political caucuses or open-source RMS-TM conflicts.
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It matters because bigotry, bias, racism, etc. can drive away contributors. Open source is about encouraging contributors from the community, not discriminating or disparaging contributors because they happen to be a different race, sex, etc. Since this person sits on the steering committee, his "barefoot-and-pregnant" ideals would bias against female contributors.
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Should be non-reactionary leadership, forking it for social justice is ridiculous.
It's supposed to be a meritocracy is it not? So if contributors who have sufficient merit are leaving then it's not really a meritocracy, it's a "put-up-with-shit"ocracy.
SJW n. One who posts facts.
No. Social Justice Warrior is a specific and explicit label for a specifically shitty type of person.
Supporting the Iraq War or not has nothing to do with it. You're fabricating meaningless arguments.
If you're white, liberal, constantly talking about your politics in an arrogant manner, assume that you are always right, know what's best for everyone (especially minorities), and are willing to hurt anyone who disagrees (physically or socially)... You are a Social Justice Warrior... And also a massive piece of shit.