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LLVM Contributor Quits Citing Inclusivity Intolerance

posted by martyb on Friday May 04 2018, @08:50AM   Printer-friendly
from the Nice-Big-CoC dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Rafael Avila de Espindola, one of the top contributors to the LLVM compiler toolset, has cut ties with the open source project over what he perceives as code of conduct hypocrisy and support for ethnic favoritism. In a message posted to the LLVM mailing list, de Espindola said he was leaving immediately and cited changes in the community.

LLVM project founder, Chris Lattner responded; "I applaud Rafael for standing by his personal principles, this must have been a hard decision." Lattner also insisted that "it is critical to the long term health of the project that we preserve an inclusive community."

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Arik on Saturday May 05 2018, @01:08AM (2 children)

    by Arik (4543) on Saturday May 05 2018, @01:08AM (#675929) Journal
    Blunt speaking means I'm going to focus on the goal of the work (we're trying to accomplish something here, more than just having a cool social group, right? Something about a compiler?) rather than on your feelings. And I expect nothing but the same from you. If your submission is garbage I am not wasting BOTH of our time being 'respectful' and beating around the bush, I'll tell you your submission is garbage. Again, I expect nothing but the same from you. It's about *what* is right, not who is right.

    This is how productive environments work. People focus on the job to be done, not stroking each others egos.

    "You also do not attract talent capable of working socially by permitting a socially hostile environment."

    Depends on what kind of talent and what you mean by socially hostile. What you call socially hostile is a warm and nurturing environment for a budding tech. Yes, a budding socialite would find it horrifying, I know. The solution is to get the socialite out of the environment where he doesn't belong, not to alter the environment until he's comfortable there (and the folks that were actually doing the work are now no longer comfortable, and leave.)
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  • (Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Sunday May 06 2018, @03:13AM (1 child)

    by hendrikboom (1125) Subscriber Badge on Sunday May 06 2018, @03:13AM (#676235) Homepage Journal

    Calling something garbage doesn't point the way to change.

    • (Score: 3, Informative) by Arik on Sunday May 06 2018, @04:36AM

      by Arik (4543) on Sunday May 06 2018, @04:36AM (#676257) Journal
      Yes, I mentioned that didn't I?

      It's nice of people to help you, but you can't just conscript people and force them to be your unpaid tutor.
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