Why was Roberto Rosario silently removed from the Django Software Foundation?

[grandth...@gmail.com]

Dear Community,

Roberto Rosario 

https://twitter.com/siloraptor/status/797123511764615168

From the fine tweet: "@chrismcdonough The process was mostly silent and stealth (just one email, cancellation of access, etc)."

Why injure the community and aspiring coders? Roberto himself has stated to have funded at least 10k in python projects including making a statement, "We ourselves pulled the plug on corporate sponsorship, fellowship and Django kickstarters."

https://twitter.com/siloraptor/status/797104759807348736

From the fine tweet: "The mentality in Portland is representative of the mentality of the Django Software Foundation, my expulsion proves it #Django #Python"

Let me just be very clear, if this is how people in the open source world are going to be acting, don't be surprised if people are let go over their social justice actions or beliefs. These types of actions only result in fracturing, hurting the Django, Python and ultimately the open source community.

I'd love someone from the Django Software Foundation to take to time to legitimately explain why someone was ejected out of the Django Software Foundation over their political views.

Also explain to me why I should retain anyone who wants to engage in PC or SJW culture, as I'm more apt to terminate those who are intolerant of opposing views.

Sincerely,

The Elder

[James Bennett]

*puts on DSF Director hat*

Hi,

The Board of Directors of the Django Software Foundation is unaware of any "expulsion" or similar action taken against the person you've named. It seems likely that you, or whomever told you of it, have been misinformed.

*takes off DSF Director hat*

[Christophe Pettus]

Also speaking as a member of the Board, if anyone feels that they have not received fair treatment by any Django-related organization, we encourage them to contact the board directly so that the matter can be looked into.

> --
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to django-users...@googlegroups.com.
> To post to this group, send email to django...@googlegroups.com.
> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/django-users.
> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CAL13Cg-DKLw%2BjrxAbBz-hKHSOPuoYVzVXXMEhNG79djbFKsByg%40mail.gmail.com.
> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

--
-- Christophe Pettus
x...@thebuild.com

[Mario R. Osorio]

*puts on DSF's Outsider hat* (ooops, hes's an outsider anyways)

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AND THE LITTLE DATA I COULD COLLECT:

Mr Rosario might just be going through a Morphine down because of the medical procedure he is going through (been there myself!). Some people just have a very bad time out of it.

I did however, gather that he is comparing the events in Portland to what he feels he is going thru with DSF ... Does he seriously think he is THE trump??

At least, it is very clear to me that is how he feels. I hope he gets better.

Now, and again, just looking at his twitter account ... he is the one that started mixing politics with business, which hasn't yet proven to be a good combination (yeah, trump was ellected, but thats not even half the fight)

Maybe if he, or DSF, would publish a dossier of the events, we the people, might be able to have a better understanding of the issue.

If on the other hand, it wasn't your intention to make this issue public and open for all and any comments, maybe you failed by publishing this in the wrong place.

[Daniele Procida]

On Sun, Nov 13, 2016, Mario R. Osorio <nimbi...@gmail.com> wrote:

>Mr Rosario

We respectfully ask all users of this email list not to engage in discussions of this kind about individuals. It's not the place for it.

If anyone feels that they have been wronged or ill-treated by anyone else in or representing the Django Software Foundation, or by some part of the Django organisation, please contact the Board in confidence. They will receive a reply, and their concerns will be taken seriously.

Thanks.

Daniele, on behalf of the DSF board