"The Linux code of conduct is based on the Contributor Covenant[..]was created by Coraline Ada Ehmke[..]LGBT activist. She has been instrumental in promoting diversity in the open-source world[..]also been vocal about her stance against meritocracy[..]Activists like Coraline believe that meritocracy is a negative system where the worth of an individual is measured not by their humanity, but solely by their intellectual output."