"...It finally happened. Linus Torvalds, the intrepid creator and leader of Linux kernel development, realized that in today's world his attitude and behavior doesn't fly in the face of an enlightened, progressive global population. Further, locker room talk and the sometimes cruel treatment of others simply cannot and will not be tolerated anymore.
At least, that's the hope with the Linux Code of Conduct, which was released to foster a global community of passionate developers who want to work and build something good together.
The code is based on the Contributor Covenant and aims to be a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
How important this is cannot be repeated enough..."
Good God. I don't like the sound of that. If you have cancer, do you want a good surgeon, or a surgeon with a lousy bedside manner, or a politically correct surgeon? Do you want good code, or something written by someone who won't insult someone?
What is wrong with these people?
Unable to acquire power through legitimate methods, they have found an illegitimate means, and they intend to use it.