Re: [boost] GNOME outreachy

Subject: Re: [boost] GNOME outreachy
From: Mateusz Loskot (mateusz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-08-24 06:38:40

On Fri, 24 Aug 2018, 01:09 Edward Diener via Boost, <boost_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> On 8/23/2018 2:53 PM, Niall Douglas via Boost wrote:
> >> I was hoping why don't we also apply for GNOME outreachy also it is also
> >> similar to GSoC and can also help our community to grow. and by
> appearing
> >> in end of year internship in GNOME outreachy we can keep a flow of new
> >> contributors and motivate people to contribute to opensource throughout
> the
> >> year.
> >
> > Boost has always functioned as a strictly equal meritocracy. You get
> > judged here completely independent of who or what you are. We, quite
> > frankly, don't care so long as you can write excellent C++ and defend
> > that C++ in front of everyone else here. Some long standing members here
> > have pseudonyms for various personal reasons, and nobody cares.
> >
> > Outreachy requires orgs to practice discrimination of a form which is
> > illegal in some parts of the world. I certainly could not abide by it,
> > it contravenes EU human rights legislation, and I also find it morally
> > wrong.
>
> Do you have more information to back up your assertions ?

Brief web search should explain the issues.
Alternatively, this story should

https://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/llvm-dev/2018-May/122922.html

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