Just a quick update. Since my previous article about the TODO Group Open Code of Conduct and its bizarre, extremist left wing content, the GIT Atom project has switched to the Contributor Covenant.

I am quite happy with this. The document is much shorter but reflects reasonable professional expectations. It roughly corresponds with UK and EU law. I am not against inclusion and I think Open Source should have rules.

The document should probably add political belief as a protected characteristic to fully meet the standards of EU law but aside from that it is a vast improvement. A problem with the OCoC is that in the EU even extremist political beliefs are protected. That might trouble some – but in fact it is a good thing because what is considered extreme may … vary … especially if leftists are in charge.

If the extreme right wing is protected by EU law then a moderate consumer movement like GamerGate is also likely to be covered.