The Python Software Foundation, earlier this year, successfully obtained a $1.5 million grant from the US National Science Foundation "to address structural vulnerabilities in Python and PyPI". The actual grant came with some strings attached though, in the form of a requirement not to pursue diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. So the Foundation has withdrawn the proposal rather than agree to terms that run counter to its own mission.

We're disappointed to have been put in the position where we had to make this decision, because we believe our proposed project would offer invaluable advances to the Python and greater open source community, protecting millions of PyPI users from attempted supply-chain attacks. The proposed project would create new tools for automated proactive review of all packages uploaded to PyPI, rather than the current process of reactive-only review.

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[–] Stizzah@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Good decision, but the statement should end with "... and those people at USNSF can shove their requirements and their money up their asses."

[–] logging_strict@programming.dev 0 points 8 months ago

Burn the witch!

Remember that Monty Python skit?

Sticking with principles pushed down upon us from some Ivy tower is silly, it's not our principles. In which case, we might as well continue all the other principles that we've moved on from.

Witch burning is the same as DEI. Both promoted by priests.

Grow up and move on ... nah .. so then we are back to, Burn the witch!