diff --git a/site/news/libreboot202104xx.md b/site/news/libreboot202104xx.md index c754e73..9d9e2ba 100644 --- a/site/news/libreboot202104xx.md +++ b/site/news/libreboot202104xx.md @@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ Stay tuned! The new site and new project will be much better. PS: -Codes of conduct are stupid ---------------------------- +Code of Conduct abolished +------------------------- Libreboot has abolished its Code of Conduct. I no longer believe that a CoC is effective; in reality, it does not prevent bad behaviour and it discourages @@ -140,27 +140,4 @@ obvious when someone is behaving badly; common sense will prevail! All I want is code. Your code. -The particular code of conduct that Libreboot adopted was the Contributor -Covenant by Coraline Ada Ehmke. At the time, I did not know of her. Recently, -I *have* learned about her. She is pure evil. She regularly harasses people on -the internet, while hiding behind her minority status as a transgender person -so that people are less likely to criticize her. She acts like a total fascist, -going around the internet looking for people that disagree with her political -views; she then attempts to *cancel* those people. See: cancel culture. - -Coraline: I am transgender, and I'm deeply saddened by your views. You do not -represent us, and I reject your ideas entirely. Your so-called *Ethical Source* -movement pushes non-free licenses; specifically, these licenses, so-called -Ethical licenses, place huge restrictions on the usage of the software. If a -person uses a program under such licensing, the author can literally deny you -access if they happen to disagree with your political views. I believe that all -people should have freedom in their computing, even if I dislike their views. - -This is why I revoked the code of conduct (Contributor Covenant) on -libreboot.org. I do not wish for *Libreboot* to be associated with her. Every -time someone reads a copy of the Contributor Covenant, Coraline's influence to -distribute non-free software licenses becomes stronger. - -I, Leah Rowe, oppose non-free software and I *reject* Coraline Ada's ideology. -Libreboot will not be implementing another code of conduct. I initially was -going to, but there is no need. +Just try to behave yourself on IRC, OK?