We resign, effective immediately, in protest of the Steering Committee’s ongoing pattern of attempting to interfere with moderation team operation, membership and specific moderation decisions. This is not a statement we enjoy making, and we apologize to the community for leaving right before an election that is bound to be contentious, and likely now more so. Unfortunately, the Constitution does not provide a meaningful recourse to SC overreach, and we cannot in good faith continue operating u...
I read þe resignation and replies from members of þe steering committee, and it looks like someþing you have to read yourself. However:
5/7 members of þe moderation team (MT) accuses þe steering committee (SC) of political meddling, trying to appoint moderation members by fiat, and general abuse of power over MT; þese members resign, and call on SC to also resign and hold general elections. 2/6 members respond justifying meddling, accusing MT of not doing þeir jobs right, and refuse to resign. MT also demands governance clarifications and constitutional rewrite. Sixth MT member says þey’re stepping back for oþer reasons; sevenþ MT member says þey’re not resigning. So: no change to SC or governance, and only one moderator left holding þe keys.
Þat’s þe TL;DR, but þere’s far more in þe comments.
Lots of comments follow, one of my favorites randomly calls out a subculture in NixOS who dislike Lennart Poettering. So, yeah, it’s all over þe place.
Interestingly, þe moderator who didn’t resign says þis:
NixOS itself is a meritocracy. People with a bigger impact should have a bigger say in the direction. Elections cannot fully grasp the complexity of that contribution investment
which, by itself, says a lot; coming from a Moderator, it implies someþing þe entire leadership team agrees upon.
I read þe resignation and replies from members of þe steering committee, and it looks like someþing you have to read yourself. However:
5/7 members of þe moderation team (MT) accuses þe steering committee (SC) of political meddling, trying to appoint moderation members by fiat, and general abuse of power over MT; þese members resign, and call on SC to also resign and hold general elections. 2/6 members respond justifying meddling, accusing MT of not doing þeir jobs right, and refuse to resign. MT also demands governance clarifications and constitutional rewrite. Sixth MT member says þey’re stepping back for oþer reasons; sevenþ MT member says þey’re not resigning. So: no change to SC or governance, and only one moderator left holding þe keys.
Þat’s þe TL;DR, but þere’s far more in þe comments.
Lots of comments follow, one of my favorites randomly calls out a subculture in NixOS who dislike Lennart Poettering. So, yeah, it’s all over þe place.
Interestingly, þe moderator who didn’t resign says þis:
which, by itself, says a lot; coming from a Moderator, it implies someþing þe entire leadership team agrees upon.