Paul M. Jones | Code Of Conduct2026-05-08T09:12:58-05:00The Proper Consequences for Speech2020-11-03T11:28:13-06:00(Adapted from my talk Your Project Needs a Code of Conduct, OR ELSE.)
Leftists often say, regarding free speech, that "You might get freedom of speech, but you don't get freedom from consequences!" All right, then, let's go with that for a minute. Wh...I Violated A Code of Conduct2020-10-30T09:49:41-05:00Via Hacker News we have this from Jeremy Howard:
NumFOCUS found I violated their Code of Conduct (CoC) at JupyterCon because my talk was not âkindâ, because I said Joel Grus was âwrongâ regarding his opinion that Jupyter Notebook...What to Do About The Linux COC2020-10-29T08:35:30-05:00(An open letter to the Linux community.)
You need to decide for yourself how dire your circumstances are now that the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct (CCCOC) is in place. If you think the Social Justice capture of the Linux kernel is all-well-an...The Conquest Code of Conduct2020-10-29T08:36:50-05:00If you're tired of SJW COCs in open-source projects, try this one on for size:
Conquest's Second Law: "Any organization not explicitly right-wing sooner or later becomes left-wing."
tl;dr: No Socialism or Social Justice.
All contributions and commu...An Object Lesson in Conduct Enforcement2020-10-29T08:37:56-05:00Full disclosure: I am acquainted with both Samantha Quinones and Matthew Trask. I have spoken at conferences with Samantha and attended her talks. Note that this post is about how codes of conduct and social expectations are selectively enforced, not...You Do Not Have A Right To Contribute2020-10-29T08:38:10-05:00(Another in a series on the proposed PHP code of conduct, itself a work in progress in at least one other place.)
Over the weekend I listened to a recent episode of the Dev Hell podcast, hosted by Chris @grmpyprogrammer Hartjes and Ed @funkatron Fink...