Re:SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation
by MaKey on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @11:32AM
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Exactly. Without a CoC the persons making hard decisions have to stand behind them. With a CoC they can hide behind the CoC and wash their hands in innocence. This lowers the barrier for making questionable decisions and overall decreases honesty. We've seen this with the suspension of Python core maintainer Tim Peters.
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Re:SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation
by echelon on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @01:11PM
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I had never heard of the Tim Peters incident, but I just googled it. (It's not on his Wikipedia page.)
I found this:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1ep4dbt/the_shamefu...
Which points to this:
https://chrismcdonough.substack.com/p/the-shameful-defenestr...
This characterizes it as completely unfair, and the /r/python community seems to agree.
Is there a rebuttal from the other side?
Re:SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation
by rpdillon on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @05:41PM
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Wow, I somehow missed all that. That's horrendous. I've always felt that a code of conduct is a tool for bureaucrats to hide behind, and episode doesn't alter my view. Thanks for sharing.