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Maybe Rob Pike can say something about this CoC thing. Don't really like the way Russ does things.

I'm sorry for that, but can you elaborate? If something I'm doing bothers people, I'd really like to know what it is so that I can try to address it. Thanks.

You did a great job improving the language.

For me, CoC is where programming meets politics. Whom gained benefit from their current position is likely to impose those rules to protect their now interest.

Pretty much there is a soul behind each language, Ricky Hicky for Clojure, Guido van Rossum for Python, Matz for Ruby, and Rob Pike for Go. Those people are not insecure, and I never felt them to be so aggressive.

FWIW, I'm sorry you see the code of conduct as an attempt to impose rules to protect "my" or "our" current position. It is very much an attempt to bring as many new people as possible into the Go community, not to exclude people.

Thanks for taking time to respond to my doubt. Would like to talk to you more.

Please feel free to mail me at rsc@swtch.com and we can continue the conversation in whatever medium works for you.

Rob Pike is a great example of how you don't have to be a jerk even when you are busy.

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