On 8/23/2018 2:53 PM, Niall Douglas via Boost wrote:
I was hoping why don't we also apply for GNOME outreachy also it is also similar to GSoC and can also help our community to grow. and by appearing in end of year internship in GNOME outreachy we can keep a flow of new contributors and motivate people to contribute to opensource throughout the year.
Boost has always functioned as a strictly equal meritocracy. You get judged here completely independent of who or what you are. We, quite frankly, don't care so long as you can write excellent C++ and defend that C++ in front of everyone else here. Some long standing members here have pseudonyms for various personal reasons, and nobody cares.
Outreachy requires orgs to practice discrimination of a form which is illegal in some parts of the world. I certainly could not abide by it, it contravenes EU human rights legislation, and I also find it morally wrong.
Do you have more information to back up your assertions ? I know nothing about "outreachy" but I see nothing whatever in the description of the organization which suggests discriminatory practices. Or do you really believe that an organization for, let us say, people who have 6 fingers on their right hand, is discriminatory because people who do not have 6 fingers on their right hand are being discriminated against ? My response has nothing to do with whether Boost should support "outreachy" but with your claims above about "discrimination", "EU human rights legislation" and morality. I find your claims outlandish without any given proof. Your other remark that Boost is interested in people who show expertise in C++ I agree with. But I do not see why Boost should only be interested in people who show expertise in C++ depending on what organization(s) they belong to.