SQLite Code of Ethics (2020)

18 points by modin 2 years ago | 14 comments
  • threatofrain 2 years ago
    Big discussion from 3 months prior.

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31886687

    SQLite is like wine produced by a monastery. You don't have to follow their virtues to buy their wine.

    On the flip side we might hypothetically ask whether we can have "software monasteries" which ban Muslims or gay people, because that is the prerogative which American Christian organizations currently hold over their employees and members.

    • tptacek 2 years ago
      "Nobody is excluded from the SQLite community due to biological category or religious creed".
      • threatofrain 2 years ago
        > The founder of SQLite and all current developers have pledged to follow the spirit of The Rule to the best of their ability.

        Yes, to use the license you are not required to follow the creed. It's different to say what that means for those who are inside the monastery, where everyone has sworn themselves to this creed.

        Has there ever been one exception?

        • tptacek 2 years ago
          No, Hipp seems to have been more explicit than this, saying that nobody had been ejected from participating in the community in any capacity for those reasons. Also: the Code of Ethics doesn't have anything to do with the license to begin with.

          SQLite is really not at all like a monastery.

    • 1-6 2 years ago
      > “No one is required to follow The Rule, to know The Rule, or even to think that The Rule is a good idea. The Founder of SQLite believes that anyone who follows The Rule will live a happier and more productive life, but individuals are free to dispute or ignore that advice if they wish.”
      • 2 years ago