NSF: "We'll give you money as long as you don't hire minorities".
Python: "Get fucked."
Chad shit
Besides the anti-woke bullshit, it's just a bad idea to accept. It is absolutely not normal for a grant to have stipulations that if you violate some vaguely defined criteria somewhere in your organization, it can be clawed back at a later time. That's a huge liability for an organization to take on that they may suddenly owe a million dollars some time in the future.
Congratulations for having a real spine and showing the world that money isn't everything
Thank you python team
One of our geology grants got hit for mentioning mineral inclusion. Total clown show.
Rocks are woke now.
Yeah, since rocks went all woke and stuff, they have really been rolling down hill...
The diversity of rocks you can find in the environment is truly stunning
One of my recent software projects has an "ignore" list feature, but I guess I have to update the terminology to "include/exclude" if that means chuds will stay away.
An administration that uses LLMs and Ctrl + F and vibes for policy decisions that don't sound good even before you realize they don't make sense, and ignores courts and due process... it's a hazard to touch.
for real? Mentioning the wrong (key-) word gets you cancelled like this?
Yep. And Universities had to edit their papers to remove any "bad words".
Fucking hell, good for the PSF for maintaining their values. I'll make a donation when I get paid. I'm sure they would appreciate it if any one else can spare a dollar or two.
https://psfmember.org/civicrm/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=2
Edit: Added donation link
I’m deeply proud of Python for standing by its community and making the right decision.
To make matters worse, the terms included a provision that if the PSF was found to have voilated that anti-DEI diktat, the NSF reserved the right to claw back any previously disbursed funds, Crary explained.
Likely why it was not accepted
Yeah, even if they weren't willing to take a principled stance, that's really dangerous. Especially with how temperamental these fascists are.
I bet if they solicit crowd funding to replace this grant they’d easily surpass its dollar value.
~~Is there an existing way to donate to the Python Foundation?~~
Never mind, answered my own question: https://www.python.org/psf/donations/
Thanks for doing the research for us lazy folks, donation sent!
"... do not ,and will not ... operate any programs that advance or promote DEI [diversity, equity, and inclusion], or discriminatory equity ideology..."
Aren't these contradictory? 🤔
They're really pulling the childish 'We're just going to make up a fake acronym using DEI' card in an official government communication?
This is a clown show
Hey look someone with integrity, morals, principles and balls. Sadly all four of those seem to be highly endangered traits.
How is it legal to basically say "We'll give you some money if you promise to keep the blacks out of your organisation"
You frame it as "don't discriminate based on skin color, as in don't hire a black person because they're black" while not saying any more of the quiet part out loud.
Good for them. It is good to see people do something right for once.
Go team snake 🐍
Fuck yes, Python.
That's right. Fuck anti-DEI. DEI is the future and good.
In 2 days the White House will order every companie to stop using python because of woke or something
Imagining all the llm dorks suddenly trying to learn typescript over the weekend
There's an often repeated theme in philosophy that any gift that comes with conditions is actually just business.
After growing up watching things like Bill Nye, seeing names like the NSF saying shit like this is like an actual fucking nightmare reality. It's just so incredibly wrong.
I should use python more. I like when people have principles.
Trump's bullshit already violated those laws though. Repeatedly.
Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.
based Python.
It’s a purchase of No DEI, not a donation.
Especially in light of how incompetent this administration is, and how bad it is at clearly communicating ideas, they made the only sensible choice. Maybe there's more details in the grant terms itself, but from the article it looks like it just says "don't advance or promote DEI", and without explicitly defining what they mean by that they are setting up a trap.
PyPI is smart not to take the money.
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