Re:Ada Initiative No Longer Partnering with GitHub
by bicknergseng on Wednesday April 23, 2014 @02:25PM
(#7635891)
Seems to me like a decision that will not help to further the initiative's goals. Feels like diplomacy by isolation and cutting communication.
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Re:Ada Initiative No Longer Partnering with GitHub
by sheetjs on Wednesday April 23, 2014 @02:33PM
(#7635956)
> The Ada Initiative supports women in open technology and culture through activities like producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity, teaching allies, and hosting conferences for women in open tech/culture.
If there is a sense that Github doesn't have a proper anti-harassment policy in place, distancing certainly doesn't hurt the initiative's goals
Re:Ada Initiative No Longer Partnering with GitHub
by bicknergseng on Wednesday April 23, 2014 @02:49PM
(#7636080)
I would argue the correct path of action would be to work with Github to develop a proper anti-harassment policy, rather than cutting ties. While the harassment incident is certainly bad (if unclear), Github has done other things and shown a willingness to do more to further Ada's goals.
Now, maybe there is more to the story, but the post didn't seem to reveal it.