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Sqlite: Code Of Conduct

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Re: Sqlite: Code Of Conduct

#53

I don't understand the purpose of this. I hope it's an elaborate joke, but it is surprisingly unprofessional. A few years ago I spent some time in their dev mailing list and proposed a patch. I doubt I'd still do this in this context. This code of conduct that requires members to honor th Christ, even as a joke, would make me reluctant to interact with SQLite.

requires members to honor the Christ The text does not permit this interpretation.

strictly, the text does not permit any interpretation, since:

> conduct themselves in a manner that honors the overarching spirit of the rule

which is hot air.

Re: Sqlite: Code Of Conduct

#54
post #3

I had to read this as an elaborate joke around such codes. It'd be certainly amusing to see people trying to be in compliance.

Why? Seems to me more likely a sincere attempt to communicate the author's own code of conduct, and the spirit in which he has offered sqlite to his neighbors.

Re: Sqlite: Code Of Conduct

#55
I am surprised at how dismissive and intolerant the comments here are of this code of conduct. And I say this as an atheist that still harbors a lot of resentment against my family's religion.

Do you have so little empathy that you can't possibly image someone adopting The Rule of St. Benedict in good faith (no pun intended)?

Re: Sqlite: Code Of Conduct

#56
post #23

I don't understand the purpose of this. I hope it's an elaborate joke, but it is surprisingly unprofessional. A few years ago I spent some time in their dev mailing list and proposed a patch. I doubt I'd still do this in this context. This code of conduct that requires members to honor th Christ, even as a joke, would make me reluctant to interact with SQLite.

Yes, but when did professionalism become a requirement for open source software?

It was a disqualification once upon a time, or at least a severe black mark to atone for.

Re: Sqlite: Code Of Conduct

#58

I am surprised at how dismissive and intolerant the comments here are of this code of conduct. And I say this as an atheist that still harbors a lot of resentment against my family's religion. Do you have so little empathy that you can't possibly image someone adopting The Rule of St. Benedict in good faith (no pun intended)?

Agnostic here.

Sure, why not? Group codes of conduct are a form of mutually-enforced morality. Why not pick up a template that seems to have worked in the past and reuse parts of it?

It all won't fit, of course, but why re-invent the wheel? I'm really much more interested in the track record of how various of these items worked out (or not) than I am in impeaching the source. Who cares about that stuff?

Re: Sqlite: Code Of Conduct

#59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

requires members to honor the Christ The text does not permit this interpretation.

strictly, the text does not permit any interpretation, since: > conduct themselves in a manner that honors the overarching spirit of the rule which is hot air.

Just like the arbiters of COC enforcement - extremely vague.

Re: Sqlite: Code Of Conduct

#60
post #15

Discussion on the sqlite-users mailing list: http://sqlite.1065341.n5.nabble.com/Regarding-CoC-td104277.h... From Richard: "Yes. Clients were encouraging me to have a code of conduct. (Having a CoC seems to be a trendy thing nowadays.) So I looked around and came up with what you found, submitted the idea to the whole staff, and everybody approved."

Leaving aside the religious aspect of the CoC which are probably going to be controversial the other rules are actually fairly common sense. A few that caught my eye:

> Do not give way to anger.

> Do not nurse a grudge.

> Do not entertain deceit in your heart.

> Do not give a false peace.

> Do not swear, for fear of perjuring yourself.

> Utter only truth from heart and mouth.

> Do not return evil for evil.

> Be not a grumbler.

> Be not a detractor.

> Hate no one.

> Be not jealous, nor harbor envy.

> Do not love quarreling.

> Shun arrogance.

> Respect your seniors.

> Love your juniors.

> Make peace with your adversary before the sun sets.

Good rules to live by IMO.

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