Re: Code of Conduct for our community

[Uli Heilmeier <zeugs () heilmeier eu>]

Am 05.08.20 um 19:06 schrieb Richard Sharpe:
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 8:49 AM Uli Heilmeier <zeugs () heilmeier eu> wrote:

Thanks for your feedback Richard!

> > As discussed in the last Remote Developer Den meeting I see a Code of Conduct (CoC) as helpful for our community.
>
> Why? Nothing is broken at the moment, so nothing needs fixing, AFAICT.

For me this is about improving and not about fixing.

> I would suggest the following alternative approach that the Samba team
> seems to have adopted:
>
> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/How_to_do_Samba:_Nicely

The Samba CoC can also be a starting point. I'm missing here a clear encouragement for diversity and openness.
The scope should also be a broader (we have ask.wireshark.org and Sharkfest etc.).

> As far as I can recall, there have been no instances of the behavior
> the Contributor Covenant seems to protect against, so what is the
> point here?

It defines clear expectations and rules. Of course it can't protect against violating the rules (like it is with all
kind of rules and laws).

Cheers
Uli
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