Re: [Ksummit-discuss] Call to Action Re: [PATCH 0/7] Code of Conduct: Fix some wording, and add an interpretation document

From: Eric S. Raymond
Date: Sat Nov 03 2018 - 05:29:54 EST


James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Actually, I think this whole code vs people debate is a straw man and
> inherently inimical to the discussion. In neither code of conduct (old
> or new) is there any statement that allows one to make a value judgment
> of people relative to code, so the very premise you're all arguing on
> doesn't exist.

The author's original version of the new CoC is, however, associated
with (and intended by its author to implement) "The Post-Meritocracy
Manifesto".

https://postmeritocracy.org/

Do you think it's a stretch to see "people > code" in that?
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