Nixos Moderation Team Resigns in Protest of Steering Committee Interference
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The NixOS moderation team resigned due to interference from the Steering Committee, sparking a heated discussion on the HN community about open source governance and moderation policies.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp0FI8Gw1iA
My own permanban is detailed in this post:
https://srid.ca/nixos-mod
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