@steve@... Thanks for commenting, it's great to see you here.
I noted that Porte had twin issues - the name of the package and the omission of her authorship. I kept the article on one track because it revealed the pattern in Smit's ongoing behavior and naming proclivities, which is worth a serious look and should be taken into consideration. There is a pattern, and what connects the dots is unsavory - keep in mind that I am pro-porn, pro-sex, anti-censorship (I have worked alongside the EFF on a number of projects FWIW), and love a good prank. Have you looked at the names of his other projects?
I disagree about Misaka - Smit himself is an Anime fan, and to dismiss Misaka as anything but a reference to Railgun and its p-shot controversy would be an oversight in this context.
I also kept the article focused on the naming issue because while you seem to be downplaying it here, it actually had a huge impact on Porte and her experience in your communities.
Porte is indeed leaving FOSS for both reasons - but especially because of the controversy. She wrote:
"People asking for a rename are not actually that much interested in a new name, they mostly want the old name gone. That's done just as well by destruction as by renaming.
The whole github-triggered curse has been extremely painful for me. It's by far the worst coding-related experience I ever went through. That made me retire from Open Source."
http://fossil.instinctive.eu/libupskirt/wiki?name=about-the-name
The shame expressed over the name issue is simply heartbreaking. I would not be so embarrassed/mortified, but I am not the same woman as Porte.
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