Table of Contents

• Our Mission
• Our Mindset
• Memberships
• Rules
• Invite Policy

Our Mission

The Guild serves to organize Christian men who are programmers, engineers, IT guys, system administrators, or those who daily drive a unix box, at the local and national level, with a focal point on America.

Our Mindset

To put first things first, tech itself will not solve problems which aren't technical at their root. It's a means to an end, which is why there would be no reason to fraternize if we didn't share the same goals and beliefs as Christian men.

Anyone who takes their faith seriously knows introspection and responsibility are non-negotiable. They're what the liberal loathes. We place these values in the context of tech, a subject which should be relevant to basically every person alive right now (and definitely to the one reading this). As such the question becomes, How ought a computer be used? To which the answer, In a way which doesn't offend God is a great start for many.

Though we can do better. One could drive a screw with a hammer or dig a hole with a rake and not be under pain of sin. These comical examples are possibly more forgivable than the slew of anti-patterns people grow comfortable using their computers in. Quite bluntly much of end-user computer infrastructure today defies common sense, from the hardware, to the operating system, to the programs we use to get things done.

This brings us to obedience, another virtue anyone of faith must reconcile. Its fruit is hierarchy and again to go back to tech ... what is system design without it? Each layer should do what it's good at, no more and no less. The hardware should not have to overcompensate for shitty bloated software. Good design exhibits good locality. A problem is to be solved in proportion to its nature, not in excess or scarcity. We advocate on behalf of the principles of suckless, for this reason.

We do not, as many who like tech do, subscribe to the tenets of individualism. The liberal's concerned with solving problems surrounding himself. Rather, we're concerned with solutions which strengthen the collective, whether that's our family, parish, or town. We intend to connect these local communities with our God-given talents without the "help" of big tech.

How Membership Works

To become a member of the Guild, you should receive an invitation from an existing member in real life or from the admin/owner. If you don't know anyone but would like to become involved you will need to take an interview with someone in our leadership. Please e-mail Tom.

Please do not:

• Pretend like you know what you're talking about when you don't
• Endlessly sperg about black pills
• Provoke unwarranted drama
• Use immature aliases or pfps
• Be a stranger

The administration reserves the right to remove you from the platform at their discretion if you exceedingly fail to uphold these expectations.

Invitation Policy

Anyone who requests an invitation to give to a new member is vouching for that new member and may suffer consequences if that user breaks platform rules. Consequences include:

• Temporary or permanent ban from new invite disbursement
• Removal from Heaven Tree at the discretion of the administration