Comment on Programmers are having a huge debate over whether they should be required to behave respectfully to each other

Programmers are having a huge debate over whether they should be required to behave respectfully to each other

Reuters A programmer publicly quit a large and popular open-source project earlier this week. His reason? He was opposed to the project having a Community Code of Conduct that insists all people are welcome and are to be treated with respect. The CCoC has become a battleground for programmers these days. Yet even the CEO of the world's largest open source, Linux company, Red Hat, tells us that the open source world has got to learn to be nicer. Earlier this week, a software engineer publicly quit a very popular open-source project and set off a firestorm of debate within the programming world. They are arguing about whether they should have to agree to a community code of conduct that requires them to behave respectfully.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: The surprising reason we boil lobsters aliveSee Also:Costco employees share their 11 best food court secrets and hacksChipotle is going through a painful existential crisis — here's why you should eat at its biggest Tex-Mex rival instead9 reasons you should buy an iPhone 8 instead of an iPhone XSEE ALSO: Red Hat CEO: Everyone is freaking out about Amazon — here's how to handle its frightening power SEE ALSO: Young Jeff Bezos once made his grandmother burst into tears — and it taught him an important lesson on how to treat people

 

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