El Reg has an interesting read on an OSS developers survey:
Most of the negative behaviour is explained as "rudeness", which has been experienced witnessed by 45 per cent of participants and experienced by 16 per cent. GitHub's summary of the survey says really nasty stuff like "sexual advances, stalking, or doxxing are each encountered by less than five per cent of respondents and experienced by less than two per cent (but cumulatively witnessed by 14%, and experienced by three per cent)." Twenty five per cent of women respondents reported experiencing "language or content that makes them feel unwelcome", compared to 15 per cent of men.
This stuff has consequences: 21 per cent of those who see negative behaviour bail from projects they were working on.
Now I take an entirely different conclusion than El Reg on this. To me this says that two or three percent of respondents have valid reason to bitch about bad behavior but a further eighteen or nineteen percent above that simply are not capable of working with other people. Come on, who here has never held a job where someone on staff was a dickhead/bitch but you kept on working anyway? Me, I've not once held a job where there were zero personality conflicts. In my less than humble opinion, part of being an adult is being able to deal professionally or at least civilly with other human beings who do not cater to your every sensitivity.
Maybe I'm just a relic of the past though. Maybe the future really is a bunch of snowflakes crying to $boss to get you fired if you say or do anything they dislike.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday June 08 2017, @01:25AM (2 children)
Only a child buckles under a few harsh words though. Adults are expected to have grown thicker skin by the time they warrant the moniker.
Let's be real clear here. If you're not taking any abuse as thanks for your efforts it's because you're the one doing the abusing.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 08 2017, @03:32AM (1 child)
You can either be a decent developer that everyone likes or you can be a decent developer that no one wants to use. Your choice. Being an ass to show how big your dick is for coding only pisses off possible new blood to your project. They are NOT going to tolerate it. Nor should they.
(Score: 4, Touché) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday June 08 2017, @09:56AM
Yeah, that Linus guy will never get his project off the ground saying hurtful things like he does.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.