Broadening Node.js Contributions

http://www.joyent.com/blog/broadening-node-js-contributions

by timf • 12 years ago

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js2• 12 years ago

When the startup I previously worked for was acquired, a Google CLA I had signed while at the startup was the source of much contention between the startup's and acquirer's lawyers, and caused much last minute stress for the startup's CEO.

AIUI, acquirer's lawyers contended the CLA might grant Google leverage over the acquirer's patents.

Zikes2• 12 years ago

Great! Now if they'd commit to not publicly crucify those contributors over overblown scandals, I might consider giving node.js another look.

cwyers• 12 years ago

Can you point out what you're referring to, please?

Zikes2• 12 years ago

http://www.joyent.com/blog/the-power-of-a-pronoun

mythz4• 12 years ago

Funnily, Bryan's the same person who also showed contempt in crucifying one node's largest OSS contributors in public is now seeking to attract more contributors to the same project?

The 2 character pull-request that took down libuv's largest and one of node's largest ever contributors: https://github.com/joyent/libuv/pull/1015

Bryan's public Crucifixion of Ben: http://www.joyent.com/blog/the-power-of-a-pronoun

Ben Noordhuis's Response: https://github.com/joyent/libuv/pull/1015#issuecomment-29568...

and HN Story of his Departure: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6845286

No thanks, I can't see myself ever touching or recommending Joyent's services as a result.

astrodust2• 12 years ago

Good luck finding a community of any significant size that hasn't had some drama in the past.

Ruby, Python, and NodeJS have all had their fair share of issues. Even GitHub had a fracas.

Nobody gets a free pass, but mistakes will be made. At what point do you call those problems resolved?

chc2• 12 years ago

Your reaction seems just as overblown as theirs was ("They did something rude once, so I hate them forever!"), and "took down" is quite an exaggeration since he's still contributing to libuv.

Like, yes, they were rude to Ben. And Ben was rude to the person submitting that pull request and to Isaac. Bryan was more rude, but it's over and hating Joyent forever for being rude that one time makes no more sense to me than hating Ben forever. Like, if Isaac had talked about stepping down after Ben wrongly chided him, would you have held an eternal grudge against Ben?

seanewest• 12 years ago

Bryan Cantril (the writer of the article) is an interesting and ebullient dude. If you haven't seen him talk take a look: here's his talk on corporate anti-patterns (as referenced in the article) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhgXQFk9noI

Broadening Node.js Contributions

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