Re:An Open Letter to the Python Software Foundation
by DeathArrow on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @07:44AM
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>Why not
You have the right to hold you own political views, however you don't have the right to impose those on users of a particular software or participants in a software conference.
Re:An Open Letter to the Python Software Foundation
by hobofan on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @08:26AM
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A sponsor/steward of the conference like the PSF certainly can ask for their Code of Conduct to be enforced in exchange for sponsorship. If what is in the Code of Conduct does not suite you, go find a different sponsor.
Re:An Open Letter to the Python Software Foundation
by em-bee on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @09:06AM
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A sponsor/steward of the conference like the PSF certainly can ask for their Code of Conduct to be enforced
and that already happened by allowing them to call it pycon, as doing so requires permission from the PSF trademark workgroup. and one of the conditions is having a code of conduct.
Re:An Open Letter to the Python Software Foundation
by viraptor on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @08:08AM
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You sure do have the rights to do that. A more general you does anyway. You can't export software to certain countries, basically due to their political position. Multiple sanctions exist today.
Re:An Open Letter to the Python Software Foundation
by Xeamek on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @07:48AM
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If that software is mine and I control who can use it?
I absolutely do have the (practical) right to impose those values, yes.
Why not? I mean, software is a product like any other. I for example wouldn't like if a group like ISIS was using my software, especially if they were using it to actively help them in commiting their crimes. If I could prevent that from happening, why shouldn't I?