Final statement from Steering Council on politically-charged commit messages

[Calvin Spealman]

Tim,

Technology is political. Deal with it.

Signed,
Common Fucking Sense

On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 4:02 PM Tim Daneliuk <info at tundraware.com> wrote:

> On 8/19/20 1:10 PM, J. Pic wrote:
> > Tim, don't you also think that statements should be backed by
> > evidence, even more if they are particularly accusatory ?
> >
> > We'll be lucky if S&W's editor doesn't sue the PSF for slandering for
> > publishing that S&W "upholds white supremacy".
> >
>
> As a general matter, I agree: Claims should be supported by evidence.
> But that's not the problem here.  The various cause crusaders are
> attempting to insert themselves into every single discipline.  They
> do this claiming their attacks as some kind of moral virtue and that
> they are therefore above reproach or counterpoint.  It is natural
> for people who disagree to punch back.
>
> My real point in commenting at all was that we open this one-sided door
> at our own peril. By allowing provocative commentary of the sort voice
> in this godforsaken commit message, we absolutely invite others to the
> party.
> Despite what the aforementioned cause crusaders think, they are not
> unassailable, nor are they the only- or dominant voice in these matters.
> Open this door and you get an absolute sewer of commentary
> (from many sides of these issues).  Social media is full of many trenchant
> such examples.  Best to leave it there.
>
>
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