National Science Foundation (NSF) had offered $1.5 million to address structural vulnerabilities in Python and the Python Package Index (PyPI), but the Foundation quickly became dispirited with the terms of the grant it would have to follow.
“These terms included affirming the statement that we ‘do not, and will not during the term of this financial assistance award, operate any programs that advance or promote DEI [diversity, equity, and inclusion], or discriminatory equity ideology in violation of Federal anti-discrimination laws,’” Crary noted. “This restriction would apply not only to the security work directly funded by the grant, but to any and all activity of the PSF as a whole.”
One of our geology grants got hit for mentioning mineral inclusion. Total clown show.
Rocks are woke now.
Yeah, since rocks went all woke and stuff, they have really been rolling down hill…
My sediments exactly
Honestly this is magnificent. 🤡
Good.
I’m glad that the people offering this money did not compromise on their ideals.
Hey look someone with integrity, morals, principles and balls. Sadly all four of those seem to be highly endangered traits.
I’m deeply proud of Python for standing by its community and making the right decision.
I should use python more. I like when people have principles.
NSF: “We’ll give you money as long as you don’t hire minorities”.
Python: “Get fucked.”
Chad shit
The text actually required them to not violate anti-discrimination laws.
How is it legal to basically say “We’ll give you some money if you promise to keep the blacks out of your organisation”
You frame it as “don’t discriminate based on skin color, as in don’t hire a black person because they’re black” while not saying any more of the quiet part out loud.
