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The commit itself, and the events around that were already discussed on another thread, but about this blog posting specifically - this is a little extreme. I
by static_typed 13y ago
The commit itself, and the events around that were already discussed on another thread, but about this blog posting specifically - this is a little extreme.
I would have hoped at this point, an official posting, on the corporate pages would have a more sensible and calming approach. I guess not.
All in all, no one comes out of this looking well.
- brown9-2 13y agoNot so sure about that. I had no opinion about Joyent before but now they sound quite positive in my book.
- mindcrime 13y agoOTOH, I had no opinion about Joyent before, and now have a lower'ish opinion of them. This seems like a combination of over-reaction, obsessive "PC" thinking, and an attempt to mask a potential PR gaffe. If Joyent cares so much about gender equality, I imagine that there are more concrete actions they could take to encourage that, than threatening to fire somebody who isn't even an employee - over a pronoun.
- brown9-2 13y agoIt's not the pronoun, it's the bad attitude and commit reversal.
- manish_gill 13y agoCalling people asshole and "firing" them instead of initiating a discussion is also bad attitude.