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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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[โ€“] deathbird@mander.xyz 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Especially in light of how incompetent this administration is, and how bad it is at clearly communicating ideas, they made the only sensible choice. Maybe there's more details in the grant terms itself, but from the article it looks like it just says "don't advance or promote DEI", and without explicitly defining what they mean by that they are setting up a trap.

PyPI is smart not to take the money.

[โ€“] gian@lemmy.grys.it 2 points 6 days ago

For the record, it also say that they should not violate any anti-discrimination federal laws.