Bravo

Posted Oct 29, 2025 12:18 UTC (Wed) by Phantom_Hoover (subscriber, #167627)
In reply to: Bravo by dskoll
Parent article: Python Software Foundation withdraws security-related grant proposal

Granting agencies have been requiring DEI statements and policies as a condition for funding for a long time; if it's "imposing a political agenda" to make DEI policies forbidden, so too is making them mandatory.

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Bravo

Posted Oct 29, 2025 16:49 UTC (Wed) by dskoll (subscriber, #1630) [Link] (1 responses)

What sort of DEI policies, exactly, have been required? AFAIK, governments have simply asked organizations not to discriminate on a number of bases, including sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, skin color, religion, national origin, etc.

The problem is that (for example) an organization with a policy against discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation would run afoul of the current US administration's rules.

I also stand by my contention that if an organization has a policy that's (1) not related to the technical things it wants funding for, and (2) is legal, then the government has no business interfering.

Bravo

Posted Oct 29, 2025 16:52 UTC (Wed) by jzb (editor, #7867) [Link]

Modding this one through, but we've strayed a bit off topic and are getting into an argument between folks that is unlikely to change any minds or be useful for most folks watching the comment stream.

Obligatory comment: this is not aimed specifically at dskoll, but I am placing the comment here so that it's seen. No further comments are needed here. Thanks.