• Jikim@lemmy.worldEnglish
        25·
        10 months ago

        This doesn’t seem to make sense based on Yuri’s post. Looks like damage control to me.

        • cum@lemmy.cafeEnglish
          77·
          10 months ago

          It’s not damage control lol, this isn’t PR. It’s them being professional. Why the hell would they spew a bunch of drama? That’s just being an adult, it’s nobody’s business and they’re right to not speak on this guy’s behalf or encourage internet randos to speculate and involve themselves.

          • Rodeo@lemmy.ca
            24·
            10 months ago

            this isn’t PR

            Uh, yes it is. They’re literally a company now and public image is very much a concern of theirs.

            If this isn’t PR then what is it.

        • Rodeo@lemmy.ca
          17·
          10 months ago

          I’m with you. He literally talks about people resenting him.

          A lot of people have a problem with not wanting to hear any criticism of Godot and the team. Which is why you’re getting down voted even though your take is quite reasonable.

  • popcar2@programming.devEnglish
    28·
    10 months ago

    This really sucks, he was doing a great job as a core contributor. I’m not going to speculate on the why since it looks like internal drama between him and the team, but what shocks me is how sudden he left. He just finished and merged a big PR to rework the project manager UI a day before this tweet.

    Edit: The Godot Foundation just released a statement

    It is true that the Foundation has parted ways with Yuri. Please respect that we as an organization will not go into further detail, we value protecting any former contractor’s privacy over public demands.

    However, due to the rampant speculations out there we see the need to emphasize: This situation has nothing to do with Yuri being of Russian descent (a country he has not resided in since before our contracts). We always have and will continue to condemn personal attacks, on Yuri as well as anyone else we are working with.

    Lastly, Yuri was one of many valuable contributors to the project, his absence will be felt. The core team is working hard to ensure that we can continue working efficiently.

      • CaptDust@sh.itjust.works
        4·
        10 months ago

        Perhaps because text is terrible for conveying intent, dunno. I meant it this cannot not be a small transgression, more like a dramatic emotionally intense event, if it has resulted in people resenting him.

        Could be a translation thing but to hurt someone or do something at the magnitude for them to actively resent you… is a pretty strong word in my part of the globe.

  • Gamma@beehaw.orgEnglish
    7·
    10 months ago

    Aw, that’s sad to hear! He’s always been very pleasant in my interactions

    • ObsidianNebula@sh.itjust.works
      21·
      10 months ago

      I’m not sure if you’re joking since you’re on a post from the Godot community, but in case you aren’t: Godot is an open source game engine. Anyone can help work on the engine, and game developers can use it for free. While I don’t really know much about what goes on with the engine development, it seems like this guy was a major contributor based on other comments.

  • tuto@lemmy.worldbrezhoneg
    3·
    10 months ago

    So sad! I hope he’s doing well. Hopefully it is all just a temporary private matter and he might come back in the future.