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Linux Community To Adopt New Code of Conduct (kernel.org)

Posted by msmash on from the times,-they-are-changin' dept.

Following Linus Torvalds' public apology for his behavior over the years, the Linux Community said it will be adopting a new "Code of Conduct", which pledges to make "participation in our project and our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation."

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  1. Oh thank god by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just imagine how quickly kernel technology will advance now that the mailing list is a designated safe space for special snowflakes.

    1. Re:Oh thank god by CoolVibe · · Score: 4, Funny

      Patch rejected because the use of pointers is offensive. Pointing is rude, you know?

    2. Re:Oh thank god by cybe · · Score: 4, Funny

      Decisions, decisions. Protect fragile **egos** from entitled children and get nothing done, or state things like they are and/or come off as a jerk in the process, while getting shit fixed... I'll take the latter.

      Just fixing shit, don't get offended now.

  2. Re: Not covered by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    RMS is not a kernel développer you know.

  3. Exceptions by c · · Score: 5, Funny

    I assume "works for Intel" is still fair game, right?

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  4. Somehow it doesn't surprise me by Sqreater · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...that a software community should try to make of people a piece of software. Good luck with the debugging.

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  5. Linus' seat is still warm. by houghi · · Score: 3, Funny

    He is hardly gone and now this. The PC-police must having their iltimate orgasm. What the fuck where they smoking?

    Cunts. The lot of them. And not in the nice Australian way.

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  6. Re:Am I missing something? by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 1, Funny

    > Human biology dictates a limit of 2 genders

    Hmm,

    * XX
    * XY
    * XXY
    * XYY

    But I take it you are referring to the Y chromosome ?

    Y is the sex-determining chromosome in many species, since it is the presence or absence of Y that determines the male or female sex of offspring produced in sexual reproduction.

    Who knew those that claimed "I sexually identify as an attack helicopter" were lying all this time! /s