Rust and NixOS Offend Open Source

Rust and NixOS taking turns on who can piss off the open source community more This is antithetical to open source. An industry will struggle to use a piece of software if it can't recruit people who have experience with it. I believe that the Nix/NixOS community should prohibit unethical or morally grey industries from using the NixOS trademark including (but not limited to) the arms industry and cryptocurrency industry. For example, if the gambling industry were to suddenly catch Nix fever I'd propose adding them to the list of industry exclusions, too. Such a policy would forbid these industries from using the NixOS trademark in promotional materials (e.g. for recruitment or their engineering blog). This would also prevent meetups or conferences that use the NixOS trademark from endorsing or accepting sponsorships from these industries. The Nix Steering Community can debate the exact set of which industries we exclude and whether a given company falls into one those industries, but we should not shy away from maintaining such a list of exclusions or such a debate. Indeed, having a Nix Steering Community now makes it both possible and reasonable for us to effectively adjudicate which industries or companies conflict with our community's values and safety. We have created the framework necessary to resolve nuanced and complex decisions so we should use it!

The meme shows a post joking that Rust and NixOS are competing to upset the open-source community. It quotes a serious argument that NixOS should exclude unethical industries from using its trademark, then presents the debate as another example of open-source communities creating elaborate rules and controversy. It is used as a reaction to excessive ideological disputes and community drama in software projects. EN: The meme shows a post joking that Rust and NixOS are competing to upset the open-source community. It quotes a serious argument that NixOS should exclude unethical industries from using its trademark, then presents the debate as another example of open-source communities creating elaborate rules and controversy. It is used as a reaction to excessive ideological disputes and community drama in software projects.

• @gentoomemes / 13959 2024-10-10