> The founder of SQLite and all current developers have pledged to follow the spirit of The Rule to the best of their ability. They view The Rule as their promise to all SQLite users of how the developers are expected to behave. This is a one-way promise, or covenant. In other words, the developers are saying: "We will treat you this way regardless of how you treat us."
So far as I've seen, SQLite's developers have lived up to their words. They practice what they preach, while most other software communities do not. Rather, most of the popular ones align with your insinuation: pseudo-religious values and holier-than-thou attitudes cloaking misbehavior.
On a side note, this topic inspired me to buy a copy of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_Saint_Benedict, the original source of SQLite's ethic.
If so, do you have any evidence to back up the accusation of hypocrisy?
If not, and you're referring to some amorphous group of other people, why are you doing so in the context of SQLite's code of conduct? It would be pretty weird if I started talking about how various people who have nothing to do with the Rust project are violating Rust's CoC, right?
My short go-to-example is https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/five-core-principles-... . If one imagines a world where each principle is invalidated from last to first, one can have a rough idea on how the actions the country will take.
My long go-to-example is https://sqlite.org/codeofethics.html. A list of rules that they place upon themselves and not on others.