Why was Jon Ringer banned from GitHub?
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I’m brand new to Nix, and I was just checking out the release schedule (NixOS 24.05 — Release Schedule · Issue #303285 · NixOS/nixpkgs · GitHub) to figure out if I should hold off for the new release (I prefer sticking to stable branches) or not. While browsing, I stumbled upon a comment regarding Jon’s ban, which piqued my interest to learn more about how the project operates. I’m keen on diving into NixOS, so understanding why Jon got banned, whether it was justified, and if I want to be part ...
  • Lojcs@lemm.eeEnglish
    26·
    8 months ago

    I read the thread and now I’m more confused. Can someone explain what this is about to an outsider?

    Edit: every thread I see is talking about talking about a discussion. What’s the discussion??

    Edit 2: Ok so far I got that this Jon guy doesn’t like positive discrimination and ‘politics’ and also worked at the defense company that sponsored nix but doesn’t support that (?) (which is also related to the diversity problem (?)) and there are also two open letters that are related (?) and people have been mean to him in threads. Anyone who isn’t involved in nix community thinks good of him because he’s very active and talks agreeably

    I wish they’d all stop talking so superficially and just get to the point

    • Hundun@beehaw.orgEnglish
      9·
      8 months ago

      I’m in the same boat - only started getting into Nix a couple months ago, with no proper engagement in the community yet

      I liked the breakdown posted by another user above. As far as I understood (I hope others will correct me) is that:

      1. One person, who happens to be a well-respected long-time contributor, was dismissive of others’ concerns about accepting funding from a MIC company.
      2. They got suspended for 6 weeks due to being affiliated with said company (?) and not having disclosed it properly.
      3. They went on Reddit to write about the situation, grossly misrepresenting it in their favor, turning their contributor cred into vocal support in reddit comments.
      4. All of that is happening while the community as a whole is struggling with scalability and transparency of organization, as well reaching an ethical consensus on the funding question.