[Haskell] [Google Summer of Code 2018] Student Applications are now open

[Dan Burton]

Pardon the tangent, but if I could just throw in my two cents about this.

The Haskell community has always been helpful, kind, and inclusive of me.
This was true before I came out of the closet as gay, and remained true
afterwards as well. At a time when I was unable to turn to people in my
personal life, I was able to turn to contacts in the Haskell community. I
would not have done so if I did not explicitly know that those particular
people would be safe to turn to.

Messages of explicit inclusion need not be interpreted as divisive; they do
not imply exclusion of those not explicitly listed. I am grateful that
minorities are explicitly called out and strongly encouraged to apply in
this announcement. I am confident that haskell.org will make every effort
to support and empower all applicants.

-- Dan Burton

On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 4:06 AM, Tillmann Vogt <Tillmann.Vogt at rwth-aachen.de
> wrote:

> Am 16.03.2018 um 00:49 schrieb Jasper Van der Jeugt:
>
>> Lastly, we recognize that inclusion is an important part of our mission
>> to promote Haskell. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from
>>
>
> Why "strongly" encourage? Why not just encourage?
> This sounds like you are in a war. I would also be very careful about
> being "on a mission". This by itself would be OK if its just about being
> enthusiastic. But in combination with the other text. Hm. People generally
> don't like missionaries.
> Also: Why are minorities explicitly named? To me this has a dividing and
> discriminating effect.
> I know I know. I am supposed to just ignore this. You most likely just
> copied it from a template. The people with the money want control over our
> minds. And we should better not complain or there will be no GSOC next
> year. SCNR.
>
>> people in communities that are underrepresented in functional
>> programming, including but not limited to women; people of color; people
>> in gender, sexual and romantic minorities; people with disabilities;
>> people residing in Asia, Africa, or Latin America; and people who have
>> never taken part in similar programs before.
>>
>> Kind regards, Jasper Van der Jeugt & George Wilson on behalf of the
>> Haskell.org Committee
>>
>
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