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Vorcin84··on Democracy in Open Source: Yes or No? (+ Our Research Proposal)
What I meant is, who do you give a vote, and what do they get to vote on?

If I were a developer, I wouldn't want to work on things that the vocal/voting people want to use. I want to work on the topics that I like. Even if the participants voted on something, it is not binding to anybody.

Vorcin84··on Democracy in Open Source: Yes or No? (+ Our Research Proposal)
It sounds vaguely interesting what existing knowledge there is on people working for free for a common cause out of their own volition, and where democracy comes into play.

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch"

Vorcin84··on Xiaomi's $45B Valuation Seen 'Unfeasible' as Growth Cools
https://www.efox-shop.com/ also has Xiaomi branded phones (and tablets). I've used them for buying Chinese phones in Europe.

They seem to mostly operate from mainland China but seem to have local warehouses from which they can send items via express shipping.

Personally, I found the following site nice and for my use (6" dual-sim phone) good enough, shortly after I set out on investigations to create my own comparison site. They also have links via alibaba.com and some other affiliate sites, so maybe that can help you to find more leads for sellers of devices.

http://www.devicespecifications.com/en

Vorcin84··on Proposal: A Code of Conduct for the Go Community
Actually, the Code of Conduct is intended to be all-encompassing:

  Where does it apply?

  The Code of Conduct applies generally. If you
  participate in or contribute to the Go ecosystem
  in any way, you should
  observe the Code of Conduct.
So, golang is a way of life, according to this CoC.
Vorcin84··on Proposal: A Code of Conduct for the Go Community
The rules lawyer in me sees these two points, which can be employed to immediately shut up anybody for fear of expulsion:

   * Harassment (either in public or private; if someone asks you to stop
     speaking to/at them, you must stop immediately)
   * If someone takes issue with something you said or did, resist the urge to
     be defensive. Just stop doing what it was they complained about and
     apologize.
As soon as anybody talks to you, just tell them you "take issue with it" and they have to shut up or be shunned.

Also, this is is clearly US-centric, with its puritan-christian view of sexuality as destructive:

    This section states the values to which Go enthusiasts (“Gophers”) should
    aspire, and the kinds of behaviors that are not acceptable in our community.
...

   * Romantic or sexual commentary, remarks, or questions.
Vorcin84··on Looking at the facts: Sarah Sharp’s crusade
Seems hugged to death already, sorry.

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