From db015dadd8363e61e470f34561a8ddb2e6ca936a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mikaela Suomalainen Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:01:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] blog/draft: leaving privacyguides --- .../2021-11-23-leaving-privacyguides.md | 76 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 76 insertions(+) create mode 100644 blog/_posts/2021-11-23-leaving-privacyguides.md diff --git a/blog/_posts/2021-11-23-leaving-privacyguides.md b/blog/_posts/2021-11-23-leaving-privacyguides.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..92ef7b8 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/_posts/2021-11-23-leaving-privacyguides.md @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "Leaving PrivacyGuides team" +category: [english] +tags: [privacyguides] +published: false +draft: true +--- + +*PrivacyGuides.org was supposed to be the continuation of PrivacyTools.io + based on transparency/openess, actually reviewing recommendations and having + at least two reviews by team members before un/recommending anything. That + is no longer the case.* + +Between 2021-11-12 and 2021-11-20 I had a friend visiting me physically so +I was less available online. During that time, on 2021-11-18 9.30 UTC+2 +a pull request was force-merged by a team member listing three new projects +and removing two. + +* https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/pull/274 + +This was mentioned in the team room and reviews were asked during one hour +period before the force-merge, but no one was online to review before it was +already merged. I didn't realize what had happened, until another PR came in +on 2021-11-21. + +I believe this change violates what PrivacyGuides stands for and as no one +has any interest making an announcement (this may be the first one) or +reverting the pull request until proper process, I consider that the team +has no purpose and isn't needed for reviewing anything as opinions of an +individual can be force-pushed through like that. + +This has brought me enough anxiety and stress to distract me from other +aspects of my life and I consider my departure to be healthy in general. + +The way things appear to be going is that there will be a change of criteria +that will then justify the change. To me this is just the other side of the +coin from changing a law to ban something and then punishing people for it +and not the way a transparent project should work. + + +## Previous leaving + +I previously left Privacy Guides team, then known as Privacy Tools due to +there having been an issue I viewed as conflict of interest, someone in the +then-team being offered work or gig by a software/service that was willing to +be listed, which the rest of the team didn't consider as one or worth mentioning, +but you can find more information about that online. + +Maybe I am just incapable of working in teams that claim to be something +they are not, while I personally aspire to stand for my values and be openly +and honestly myself. + +## Other issues + +I haven't been in the Matrix rooms of Privacy Guides in a long time outside +of the team, as I find them very draining. I think I have an issue with how +multiple people communicate and there are ongoing discussions on improving the +Code of Conduct. + +Technically I disagree with the MATRIX LINK HERE recommendation, which is +partially my fault as I haven't send a PR on it which will not be happening now, +and a couple of recommendations or lack of them. I am sorry, this goes into +a bit of Matrix VS XMPP, while neither one is perfect. + +* https://github.com/Mikaela/mikaela.github.io/issues/261 + +## What now + +I hope leaving PrivacyGuides will leave me more time to do things that matter +to me and my hobbies and other things taking time. For example, I am at work +try-out practice, seeking for employment and I have recently agreed to contribute +into [FluffyChat's](https://fluffychat.im/) Finnish translations (while I feel +a bit guilty about the state of Finnish translations in KISS Launcher and Onion Share +that I haven't looked into in ages). Language learning also takes a lot of time +and stubborness to not give up.