SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation

Re:SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation by doctorpangloss on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @06:33PM (#46625598)

I completely disagree. Be yourself. And broadly, if you aspire to be in charge, as opposed to a forever IC, be yourself even more!

Adafruit makes an aesthetic experience that appeals to a niche audience. It is not an hockey stick growth company. And even those that are: Everybody makes aesthetic experiences. Nobody needs hobbyist microcontrollers.

Part of the product is being on the “right side” of Internet dramas.

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Re:SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation by thunderfork on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @06:57PM (#46625845)

If part of the product is "being on the right side of Internet drama", that kinda makes me trust them even less. A perverse incentive to get involved in stupid slapfights, escalate, and lie about it...

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Re:SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation by refulgentis on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @07:00PM (#46625873)

A private email isn't internet drama: you commenting on a disagreement you are not involved in, on the internet, is internet drama.

The person you are commenting on privately communicated, the public link you are reading is the other party.

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Re:SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation by thunderfork on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @07:35PM (#46626222)

I don't mean to be rude but given that I've seen several public statements about this "situation" from Paul dating back to Nov, I think you're commenting on a less complete dataset than I am.

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