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Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant from NSF with "no-DEI" strings (www.theregister.com)

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National Science Foundation (NSF) had offered $1.5 million to address structural vulnerabilities in Python and the Python Package Index (PyPI), but the Foundation quickly became dispirited with the terms of the grant it would have to follow.

"These terms included affirming the statement that we 'do not, and will not during the term of this financial assistance award, operate any programs that advance or promote DEI [diversity, equity, and inclusion], or discriminatory equity ideology in violation of Federal anti-discrimination laws,'" Crary noted. "This restriction would apply not only to the security work directly funded by the grant, but to any and all activity of the PSF as a whole."

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (13 children)

Who is the person downvoting the two comments in here???

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Political commissars will be present at all meetings.

[–] bluesocks@lemmings.world 0 points 1 day ago

Good.

I'm glad that the people offering this money did not compromise on their ideals.

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works -5 points 3 days ago (5 children)

The PSF is (presumably) already required to comply with Federal anti-discrimination laws. Am I misreading the text or does it not actually create any new obligations for the PSF if they were to accept the grant?

[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

If the article is to be believed there's also a provision there saying that they cannot engage in any programs that advance or promote DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion). That part's new, and it's honestly not well defined. What is DEI? Racial quotas and discrimination? Cultural acknowledgements? Anti-discrimination? All these things have been called DEI. Some of these things have been called the other. Without clarity, the likeliest definition is "whatever annoys the administration".

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