I became aware of this as a story when the link I originally posted happened; I haven't been involved in the maker community since something like 2010. I am vaguely aware of what some people think about Make etc, feeling that it's similar to what O'Reilly did with open source more generally previously. It's both loved and hated.
I became aware of this specific situation because I started seeing tweets about it; basically this article contains most of my understanding of the situation, as well as some stuff that I didn't know, like "Guanxi Bias."
What exactly was said was not under dispute by anyone, as far as I can tell; mostly what's under discussion is the charges of Make being mostly a thing for tourists rather than working with local makers, the general blackballing of Naomi from Make events (and if it is 'blackballing' or just generally being overlooked, that kind of thing), the authenticity of the apology, etc.
That's pretty much my understanding at the moment.
I became aware of this specific situation because I started seeing tweets about it; basically this article contains most of my understanding of the situation, as well as some stuff that I didn't know, like "Guanxi Bias."
What exactly was said was not under dispute by anyone, as far as I can tell; mostly what's under discussion is the charges of Make being mostly a thing for tourists rather than working with local makers, the general blackballing of Naomi from Make events (and if it is 'blackballing' or just generally being overlooked, that kind of thing), the authenticity of the apology, etc.
That's pretty much my understanding at the moment.