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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: 2) by bobthecimmerian on Wednesday May 09 2018, @11:05AM
I've brought this up in other parts of the thread, but I'll repeat it here. Outreachy is sensible. White men have an overwhelming advantage in the current tech industry, even today. We have an easier time getting interviews, easier time passing interviews, easier time getting promotions, and so forth even when you control for skill, experience, and age level. Outreachy is just an attempt to balance the scales - provide other advantages to people that aren't white, aren't male, or both - so that their career chances are equivalent to ours.
There is a myth in our industry that it's close to an ideal meritocracy. It's not. Obviously a complete buffoon isn't going to go anywhere. But a lot of the determination on who gets promoted and who gets selected to work on important projects has an enormous luck factor.