----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh Triplett" <j...@joshtriplett.org> > To: "Marina Zhurakhinskaya" <mari...@redhat.com> > Cc: "foundation-list" <foundation-list@gnome.org> > Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 1:06:49 PM > Subject: Re: code of conduct question for Board candidates > > On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 11:41:06AM -0400, Marina Zhurakhinskaya wrote: > > Thanks to all the candidates for stepping up to run for the board and > > for all the work you already do for the Foundation! > > > > Many free software organizations have adopted codes of conduct for > > their events [1] and some for their communities [2]. Detailed codes of > > conduct with specific enforcement guidelines signal to newcomers that > > the community has high standards of behavior. They give participants > > who observe or are subject to inappropriate behavior something to > > point to that shows that such behavior is outside of what is expected > > and guidelines on how to proceed in getting it addressed. > > > > What do you think about adopting a detailed code of conduct, similar > > to the one used for GUADEC 2014 [3], for all GNOME events and creating > > a similarly detailed code of conduct for the GNOME community? > > I'm entirely in favor of an improved code of conduct, both for events > and in general. And thank you for raising this issue. > > Some searching turned up https://wiki.gnome.org/Foundation/CodeOfConduct > , but that's definitely insufficient. (It's a nice set of sentiments, > but not a functional code of conduct.) By contrast, the GUADEC 2014 > code of conduct you linked to sets the higher standard I would expect, > and that I've come to expect from other conferences as well. I'm in > favor of improving the general code of conduct to the same standard. > > Would you consider putting forth a concrete proposal along those lines, > taking into account the models and requirements for an effective code of > conduct?
Yes, I'd be interested in working on a proposal for an events and community codes of conduct. Thanks to the candidates who shared their thoughts on this so far! Marina > In the process, I'd also suggest extending the "Applies to" > for the code of conduct to include not just lists, bugzilla, and > specific individuals, but also conferences (such as GUADEC), IRC and > other communication, and members of the Foundation and the Board. > > - Josh Triplett > _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
