Open Letter to the Linux Foundation

Re:Open Letter to the Linux Foundation by mfer on Friday November 08, 2019 @02:08PM (#21485593)

Part of a typical process is that these things are handled privately. Only the rare exceptions go public. That means those that know or can reference cases cannot share this detail. I would provide a citation if I could but I respect the privacy of the process so I can't.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Open Letter to the Linux Foundation by DuskStar on Friday November 08, 2019 @02:13PM (#21485667)

The problem with this is it's the same argument that gets used to justify things like the Patriot Act. "The only times you see us use this power is in horrible ways, but we assure you, most of the time we use it for good reasons! We just can't tell you about it, because CLASSIFIED". In short, it's an argument that only works if you already trust the person making the argument.

IMO that shouldn't fly with the Patriot Act, and it shouldn't fly here either.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Open Letter to the Linux Foundation by djsumdog on Saturday November 09, 2019 @01:11AM (#21489939)

I remember watching randyben get banned from Kiwicon one year. It was very public. They said his talk violated the CoC without specifically mentioned which part and how. It was very public, announced in front of the whole conference.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Open Letter to the Linux Foundation by lliamander on Friday November 08, 2019 @02:46PM (#21485983)

Shouldn't the ones handled publicly be handled with greater care given the scrutiny?

[ Parent | on HN ]