Optimum software development is dependent upon requisite variety https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_(cybernetics)#The_Law_of_Requisite_Variety <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_(cybernetics)#The_Law_of_Requisite_Variety> (Starting with Ashby 1956 and onward)
> On Dec 19, 2016, at 9:31 PM, Peter West <p...@pbw.id.au> wrote: > > Ross, > > There are any number of ways to express your concerns about whatever, but the > ASF is about voluntary software. Anyone can, and does write software that > goes into ASF products. A big part of the attraction is the absence of all > of the BS that accompanies working in larger companies in the ways and on the > projects that the companies determine. > > The ASF has free software, freely produced by anyone who wants to put his or > her hand up. Talk about “diversity” is deeply divisive, and all of the BS > that accompanies it is the antithesis of freedom. It is the impulse of petty > totalitarians who are determined to impose their views on others, and to > marginalise and denigrate and demonise those who think…diversely. Need I > mention Brendan Eich here? > > So keep this stuff out of the ASF, please. You are free to pursue whatever > other (non-software) obsessions you like in your own time, and those big > software houses with their diversity departments will accomodate you at work. > > Peter > >> On 20 Dec 2016, at 8:53 am, Ross Gardler <ross.gard...@microsoft.com> wrote: >> >> The ASF is a volunteer run organization. We have volunteers who care. They >> are volunteering their scarce resources to help address an issue that many >> (myself included) feel is important. >> >> You may disagree with the importance but since nobody requires or expects >> your participation that’s just fine. >> >> Sent from Mail for Windows 10 >> >> From: Peter West >> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 2:46 PM >> To: dev@community.apache.org >> Subject: Re: Results: ASF Committer Diversity Survey >> >> This is one of the first messages you've received from p...@pbw.id.au. Learn >> how we recognize email senders at >> http://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification >> >> Why does the ASF give a tinker’s damn about diversity? Why are scarce >> resources being devoted to it? Seriously. >> >> — >> Peter West >> p...@pbw.id.au >> “I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” >> >>> On 19 Dec 2016, at 11:36 pm, Sharan F <sha...@apache.org> wrote: >>> >>> Hello Everyone >>> >>> A big thank you to everyone that has helped or participated in getting the >>> Committer Diversity Survey out, and also to all the committers that >>> responded to the survey. It has been really good to be able to collect this >>> information and see what it tells us about our committer base. >>> >>> I've loaded the main data and graphs from the survey onto the Community >>> Development wiki (see link below) >>> >>> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcwiki.apache.org%2Fconfluence%2Fdisplay%2FCOMDEV%2FASF%2BCommitter%2BDiversity%2BSurvey%2B-%2B2016&data=02%7C01%7CRoss.Gardler%40microsoft.com%7Caa934e1c336845786ff508d42860d25e%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C636177843696193690&sdata=yQ9va4jFjLut0u64HpyzOkM0r8JycGjB7Wl7O7XHExE%3D&reserved=0 >>> >>> In total we received 765 responses (out of a 5861 committer base at the >>> time the survey was run) so around a 13% response rate. >>> >>> We also got 111 feedback comments of which 29 did not give their permission >>> to share or from quote their comments. >>> >>> I've categorised all the comments into various themes / topics with the >>> main ones as follows: >>> • Suggestions for improvements within the ASF >>> • Suggestions for improvements to the survey (or any future ones) >>> • Thanks / positive feedback about the ASF and/or survey >>> • Feedback and ideas around diversity >>> Next steps will be: >>> • Continue to analyse the information and identify any potential >>> Community Development related actions >>> • Start discussion threads on the various themes and topics raised to >>> see if they will result in additional actions >>> • Discuss feedback and diversity ideas and if necessary, integrate >>> into diversity strategy >>> Thanks >>> Sharan >>> >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org >
