Node.js Forked Again Over Complaints of Unresponsive Leadership
Found on The New Stack on Thursday, 24 August 2017
The codebase for popular Node.js JavaScript runtime has been forked again — the second time in less than three years — with a growing number of contributors charging that the Technical Steering Committee (TSC) leadership is ignoring repeated violations of the project’s code of conduct.
On August 21, The TSC voted on whether or not to remove Vagg from its ranks. Of the 10 TSC members who voted, 60 percent voted against removing Rod from the TSC and 60 percent voted against asking Rod to voluntarily resign.
So only four members voted for the removal of Vagg. If you count in those who did not vote, only 30% supported the request. Sounds like a democratic vote where the outcome did not please those who lost, so now they step onto a soapbox. That shows a bad understanding and a lack of respect for democractic processes. The irony is that their own CoC requires treating people with respect and prohibits unprofessional behavior.