>>>>> "Charles" == Charles Plessy <ple...@debian.org> writes:
Charles> Hi all, we are so diverse, that when the possibility of a
Charles> conflict of interest arises in a situation, it is too late,
Charles> because we are not even going to agree on what a conflict
Charles> of interest is, and how to handle the situation, before one
Charles> could conclude if there is really a conflict of interest.
Charles> The disucssion on Google is not the only one, older
Charles> discussions on Canonical during some Technical Committee
Charles> appeals also come to mind.
Almost certainly we do. I have found that when you need a conflict of
interest policy most, people are least willing to consider adopting one.
There is a lot of fear of change, of the idea people might realize they
did things that we do not want to support in the future, fear that it
might be weaponized.
I have never found how to approach this well.
I think back to a time in the IETF when people screamed and shouted
(literally) and accused me of acting in bad faith simply because I
wanted to understand what we were and were not willing to support.
Good luck.
I do not have emotional availibility to help with this project, even
though I think it is important.
In my mind the biggest thing we could do is to clarify a cultural norm
of disclosing affiliations especially for community leaders.
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