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."
(Score: 3, Insightful) by slinches on Friday May 04 2018, @08:56PM
There are ways to help those who are underserved by the current system without outright discrimination. Go rally support around those and you'll get a lot of takers. Or you can try to fight racism/sexism with more racism/sexism, but don't expect those you are discriminating against to help you do so.