On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 9:01 AM, Viviane Pons <vivianep...@gmail.com> wrote:
> As a "yes" voter, I would be totally in favor of changing the name to
> "guidelines". As Nathann pointed out, we're not Django or Fedora and even
> though they can be source of inspiration, we don't have to do something just
> because they do. Also, the linguistic debate about what "code" means is a
> bit pointless: let's just use a word that most people agree on whatever
> mother tongue they come from.
>
> I'm also in favor of voting a new text that carries more people on. I think
> we're in a bad situation now, with a vote that not everybody recognizes and
> divides the community. I am in favor of some kind of "code of conduct" but
> dividing the community is counter productive.

Agreed. Most everybody would consider it a very positive outcome if
there were a replacement "thing of conduct" that addresses the
concerns many people have raised and gets passed almost unanimously.
  I really hope that happens.   I'm really appreciative of Dima,
Nathann, you and others who are continuing to put effort and thought
into this so that such a thing can happen.

 -- William

>
> Best
>
> Viviane
>
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