SQLite Code of Ethics (2020) (opens in new tab)

Big discussion from 3 months prior.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31886687

SQLite is like wine produced by a monastery. You don't have to follow their virtues to buy their wine.

On the flip side we might hypothetically ask whether we can have "software monasteries" which ban Muslims or gay people, because that is the prerogative which American Christian organizations currently hold over their employees and members.

> “No one is required to follow The Rule, to know The Rule, or even to think that The Rule is a good idea. The Founder of SQLite believes that anyone who follows The Rule will live a happier and more productive life, but individuals are free to dispute or ignore that advice if they wish.”