The amazingly useful SC Controller [GitHub] project, a third-party open source driver and user interface for the Steam Controller has a new release out. Sadly, the last for a while.
Here's what's new in 0.4.5:
- On-screen keyboard can be now used with DS4 gamepad
- Improved editing profile using controller
- Allowed SVG custom menu icons
- Allowed displaying multiple OSD messages, with different font size and display time
- Bug fixes
In the release notes, the developer Kozec said this:
This is last SC-Controller release for a while. With all that mess happening around Linux this week, I've decided to move away as far as possible. I plan to finish all "enhancements" eventually, just not right now.
They went into further detail in a Patreon post, here's the gist of it:
As you probably already heard, earlier this week, Linux became part of political movement. It's movement that I strongly disagree with and wish to not be associated with in any way. Because of that, I don't feel welcomed in Linux community anymore.
Or, to write it like human being, with all this mess, coding is not fun at all.
So I'm throwing hands up and walking through the middle.
For those who don't really understand, it's likely as a result of the new Code of Conduct for the Linux Kernel. Something that has become a hot sticky mess in the wider community. Regardless of my own feelings about the CoC, I just hope people can find a way to get along and treat everyone with respect, regardless of who they are and where they come from.
I'm pretty sad about this, I use SC Controller practically every day for taming the Steam Controller outside of Steam and for those Steam games that don't detect it normally.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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He's probably just afraid of being caught spouting some homophobic nonsense or who knows what and being forced out... though I have no idea what he could actually be forced out of. Open-source development? What?
Last edited by TheSHEEEP on 23 September 2018 at 3:39 pm UTC
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Quoting: CreakI don't understand... How can we be against this Code of Conduct? Having one is having a political movement?
I might have missed something at some point in the Linux news.
From Coraline Ada Ehmke (writer of the CoC):
"Some people are saying that the Contributor Covenant is a political document, and they’re right."
If the author of the CoC admitting it is a political document made to out people she doesn't like doesn't convince you, I don't know what will. Maybe look at Opal and Ruby as examples?
https://twitter.com/CoralineAda/status/1041465346656530432
Last edited by Xicronic on 23 September 2018 at 3:43 pm UTC
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Quoting: Xicronic"Some people are saying that the Contributor Covenant is a political document, and they’re right."
That's quite dumb then. It should be an ethical document, not political one.
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He has a good stance on that. Simply boycotting that change. Like new CoC welcomers did with old Code of Conflict era.
That is also sad ; i saw that Ryan C. Gordon is also supports these SJW's. My feelings hurt :'(
That is also sad ; i saw that Ryan C. Gordon is also supports these SJW's. My feelings hurt :'(
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I fully understand him. The CoC is made by the person saying that:
I can’t wait for the mass exodus from Linux now that it’s been infiltrated by SJWs. Hahahah
after the CoC was taken to the Linux kernel.
Source
Sure, this is a violation of the CoC (welcoming language). But doesn`t matter, it was one of the good(TM) people. And perhaps she/it/*? will never contribute code to linux kernel. So it`s ok?
I think these SJW people are like cancer. They don't behave like people, who want to make the world a better place. I have the feeling, its more like STASI.
Be welcoming to everyone sounds good. But it seems to mean, "for everyone the SJWs don`t dislike"... and the CoC is the ammo they need against people they dislike.
Very sad
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I can’t wait for the mass exodus from Linux now that it’s been infiltrated by SJWs. Hahahah
after the CoC was taken to the Linux kernel.
Source
Sure, this is a violation of the CoC (welcoming language). But doesn`t matter, it was one of the good(TM) people. And perhaps she/it/*? will never contribute code to linux kernel. So it`s ok?
I think these SJW people are like cancer. They don't behave like people, who want to make the world a better place. I have the feeling, its more like STASI.
Be welcoming to everyone sounds good. But it seems to mean, "for everyone the SJWs don`t dislike"... and the CoC is the ammo they need against people they dislike.
Very sad
Last edited by einherjar on 23 September 2018 at 3:47 pm UTC
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Quoting: einherjarI fully understand him. The CoC is made by the person saying that:This unfortunately sounds rather true.
I can’t wait for the mass exodus from Linux now that it’s been infiltrated by SJWs. Hahahah
after the CoC was taken to the Linux kernel.
Source
Sure, this is a violation of the CoC (welcoming language). But doesn`t matter, it was one of the good(TM) people. And perhaps she/it/*? will never contribute code to linux kernel. So it`s ok?
I think these SJW people are like cancer. They don't behave like people, who want to make the world a better place. I have the feeling, its more like STASI.
Be welcoming to everyone sounds good. But it seems to mean, "for everyone the SJWs don`t dislike"... and the CoC is the ammo they need against people they dislike.
Very sad
The author of the whole thing is also against meritocracy, which has been the driving force behind a lot of development and is simply a well working system within and outside of open-source development.
This sums it up rather nicely:
https://itsfoss.com/linux-code-of-conduct/
As nice as this code of conduct sounds at first, it can and I am certain it will be used against contributors due to how incredibly vague it is.
This is definitely a blow to every open-source project it is applied to, I just hope it won't turn out to be too much of a blow.
On the other hand, it is true that much of the linux community hasn't exactly been known to be the most welcoming environment. This CoC is supposed to change that, but I have my doubts.
Last edited by TheSHEEEP on 23 September 2018 at 3:59 pm UTC
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So the whole drama is because of a political activist, who is not a kernel maintainer, trolling on Twitter, cause they like seeing right-wing people going crazy on the Internetz. Yay.
They may be the CoC author, but they don’t actually have any power over the kernel maintainers and their CoC interpretation and enforcement.
Let me know when kernel maintainers actually ban someone from contributing without having good reasons and careful evaluation of the case.
Last edited by silmeth on 23 September 2018 at 8:23 pm UTC
They may be the CoC author, but they don’t actually have any power over the kernel maintainers and their CoC interpretation and enforcement.
Quoting: einherjarI think these SJW people are like cancer. They don't behave like people, who want to make the world a better place. I have the feeling, its more like STASI.And the same one could say about any Internet troll with political agenda.
Let me know when kernel maintainers actually ban someone from contributing without having good reasons and careful evaluation of the case.
Last edited by silmeth on 23 September 2018 at 8:23 pm UTC
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Quoting: XicronicIf the author of the CoC admitting it is a political documentThere. I struck out the part she clearly didn't say or mean. As if this would even give her the power to "out" anyone.made to out people she doesn't like
And yes, anything that concerns project policy is political by definition.
Quoting: TheSHEEEPEven though it's clearly sarcasm? Or trolling like silmeth above puts it.Quoting: einherjarI fully understand him. The CoC is made by the person saying that:This unfortunately sounds rather true.
I can’t wait for the mass exodus from Linux now that it’s been infiltrated by SJWs. Hahahah
after the CoC was taken to the Linux kernel.
Source
In any case, you can all relax. The CoC doesn't give any power to anyone who isn't a maintainer of a Linux subsystem or module, and then only within their domain, and becoming a maintainer requires the same amount of expertise as ever. Nothing has changed with regard to meritocracy or the lack of.
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Mblackwell Sep 23, 2018
The current CoC mostly clarifies what was in the previous version and adds in a proper enforcement mechanism and policy which creates consistency. Everyone signed off on it.
Big woop.
Big woop.
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Quoting: XicronicFrom Coraline Ada Ehmke (writer of the CoC):
"Some people are saying that the Contributor Covenant is a political document, and they’re right."
If the author of the CoC admitting it is a political document made to out people she doesn't like doesn't convince you, I don't know what will. Maybe look at Opal and Ruby as examples?
https://twitter.com/CoralineAda/status/1041465346656530432
Please cite where you took the part made bold by me is from.
Last edited by Eike on 23 September 2018 at 4:21 pm UTC
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