One ugly thing I remember was the insinuation that SQLite was somehow immoral. Glauber Costa attacked SQLite[1] with lines like:
> We take our code of conduct seriously, and unlike SQLite, we do not substitute it with an unclear alternative. We strive to foster a community that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage others to speak up if they feel uncomfortable.
Sometime after the HN backlash[2], that paragraph was removed. Eventually, Turso released https://github.com/tursodatabase/turso without a code of conduct and hasn't had one since.
For me, the saddest part of the affair is that Richard Hipp and Glauber are both committed Christians. There should be no reason for envy, enmity, or memory games. But when business and money was on the table, it seems only one of them followed Jesus.
What you are pointing to did happen. What you are forgetting to mention is that this was one phrase in a post that was otherwise singing their praises.
The charitable interpretation is that when people pointed this out, I have read it, and come to agree that the wording was too strong and not representative of what we wanted to convey. Therefore, it was taken down.
But why be charitable when one can just throw accusations around from the armchair towards people one barely knows ?
The one thing you are right about, is that I am failing to live up to the Lord. As much as I try, I keep falling short. It happens not only here but in all aspects of my life. If it wasn't for his grace I would be in Hell for sure.
Glauber, your memory is off. That line of attack was not in your blogpost; it's in your now-deleted manifesto, the README.md of libsql[1]. It was a strong statement of intent, praising the software and campaigning against the maintainers. "SQLite needs to open contributions" was a spat you started in front of HN's eyes, and are now denying[2] for reasons I can only guess at. That's the reality that myself and others observed.
Of course, you can take that — all of this — as an accusation. You can choose a narrative that's kinder towards you. The question I'd ask myself is if Jesus really wants to hear our storytelling, or if he wants to see us repent.
That said: on certain key aspects of life, I think you're at least closer to the Lord than I am. So Godspeed to you on your journey.
> We take our code of conduct seriously, and unlike SQLite, we do not substitute it with an unclear alternative. We strive to foster a community that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage others to speak up if they feel uncomfortable.
Sometime after the HN backlash[2], that paragraph was removed. Eventually, Turso released https://github.com/tursodatabase/turso without a code of conduct and hasn't had one since.
For me, the saddest part of the affair is that Richard Hipp and Glauber are both committed Christians. There should be no reason for envy, enmity, or memory games. But when business and money was on the table, it seems only one of them followed Jesus.
[1] https://github.com/tursodatabase/libsql/commit/3ac3ad263c0f0... https://web.archive.org/web/20221004144141/https://glauberco...
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33081159