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		amaccuish on Sept 24, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Linux – The beginning of the end? And how does not having a CoC stop that? Like, if someone takes a dislike to someone, and they have sufficient power, they can remove them anyway.

zeroname on Sept 24, 2018 [–]

You just said it yourself, they need to have sufficient power.

Following one of these CoCs to the letter, I could levee infringements against practically anyone, even if I only made minor contributions.

notdeniro on Sept 24, 2018 | [–]

And that could get you blacklisted in other totally unrelated projects.

Good times!

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