No, you can't take open source code back

Re:No, you can't take open source code back by saosebastiao on Thursday February 14, 2019 @09:57AM (#19162277)

The person attempting to revoke their GPL licensed code is known for harassing the Debian Women and LinuxChix groups, as well as generally advocating for violence against women and feminists in particular. I mean the guy has openly advocated for the legalization of rape. He's absolutely a troll.

http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/MikeeUSA

EDIT: lol, the trolls are definitely out in force today.

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Re:No, you can't take open source code back by xd on Thursday February 14, 2019 @10:00AM (#19162303)

Sounds like he needs dealing with via law .. codes of conduct won't fix his behaviour.

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Re:No, you can't take open source code back by monocasa on Thursday February 14, 2019 @10:40AM (#19162673)

Which law?

And a code of conduct will absolutely make it clear that he's not welcome in the community and why, allowing the community to extricate themselves from him in a meaningful way.

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Re:No, you can't take open source code back by greglindahl on Thursday February 14, 2019 @10:58AM (#19162844)

It's fairly common for the troll to then start a meta-argument about the code of conduct, or, to accuse others of violating the code of conduct. Eventually the notion of "don't be an asshole" tends to win the argument, but it can take a while.

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Re:No, you can't take open source code back by pexaizix on Thursday February 14, 2019 @11:34AM (#19163183)

If you need a code of conduct to keep someone like him away, your project was dysfunctional to begin with.

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Re:No, you can't take open source code back by monocasa on Thursday February 14, 2019 @11:38AM (#19163222)

What makes you say that?

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Re:No, you can't take open source code back by pexaizix on Thursday February 14, 2019 @11:40AM (#19163244)

Communities have existed since the dawn of man and CoCs weren't necessary to keep idiots away. When someone is an idiot, you don't need a set of rules to identify that he's an idiot, and to have a basis to kick him out. If you 1) can't identify idiots or 2) can't kick out idiots, then you have a dysfunctional community or no teeth. CoCs can't fix a community or make you grow teeth.

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Re:No, you can't take open source code back by monocasa on Thursday February 14, 2019 @01:22PM (#19164352)

Communities have had published standards of conduct since the bronze age.

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Re:No, you can't take open source code back by hnbroseph on Thursday February 14, 2019 @02:59PM (#19165416)

> you don't need a set of rules to identify that he's an idiot, and to have a basis to kick him out

afaik, a code doesn't exist because of an inability to identify or to (attempt to) exclude a person.

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Re:No, you can't take open source code back by hnbroseph on Thursday February 14, 2019 @12:52PM (#19164035)

i think "to keep someone like him away" is a bit of a red herring.

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Re:No, you can't take open source code back by zeroname on Thursday February 14, 2019 @10:09AM (#19162372)

http://womanofsteele.blogspot.com/2007/11/hater-mikeeusa.htm...

Wow. Some of the stuff this guy has supposedly written sounds like an Anders Breivik in the making. Certainly pushing free speech to the limits (and beyond).

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