[OpenStack Foundation] Updating the Code of Conduct

Eoghan Glynn eglynn at redhat.com
Thu Jun 23 20:48:52 UTC 2016



> Thanks, Eoghan. I like the consolidated version, but I took a stab at
> dividing up the guidelines/best practices and specific behaviors that will
> result in penalties.

Thanks Lauren for taking the feedback on board, I really like the
explicitness of the new version. Certain ideals we aspire to, but
there are red-lines around things that we really really won't accept
in any form.

+1 from me :)

Cheers,
Eoghan
 
> https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/CoC
> 
> 
> > On Jun 23, 2016, at 2:51 AM, Eoghan Glynn <eglynn at redhat.com> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >> Hi everyone,
> >> 
> >> There have been a few different conversations over the last 6+ months
> >> about
> >> updating the OpenStack Community code of conduct with the goals to
> >> encourage
> >> diversity, provide more explicit guidance around what is acceptable (or
> >> not
> >> acceptable behavior), and clarify the reporting / enforcement process.
> >> Cindy
> >> Pallares made some suggested edits on behalf of the Diversity Working
> >> Group
> >> a few months ago, and most recently Michael Krotscheck picked up the
> >> conversation on the User Committee mailing list. You can review their
> >> efforts here:
> >> 
> >> https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/CoC
> >> 
> >> Any changes to the code of conduct need to be approved by the board of
> >> directors, so for next steps, I’d like to get input on the proposed
> >> changes
> >> from the broader Foundation membership and then put it in front of the
> >> Board. Please feel free to make comments and provide feedback in the
> >> etherpad above or via this mailing list. If we have a quick consensus,
> >> we’ll
> >> propose the changes in June 28th board meeting. If it seems like there’s
> >> more discussion and work to be done, we’ll postpone. Happy for anyone to
> >> get
> >> involved.
> > 
> > Thanks for raising this up Lauren,
> > 
> > I'd suggest changing the proposed CoC to separate off the softer
> > aspirational aspects (e.g. "Be friendly") from the more concrete rules
> > that we can and should enforce (specifically "Collaborate openly" and
> > "Be careful in the words that you choose").
> > 
> > Since it would be very difficult to deal with a reported CoC violation
> > around someone not being friendly enough for example, those clauses
> > could be seen to give the entire code an air of something we should
> > aim for in a perfect world, as opposed to rules that we really expect
> > everyone to adhere to.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Eoghan
> > 
> >> Thanks,
> >> Lauren
> >> 
> >> Links for reference:
> >> - Current community code of conduct:
> >> https://www.openstack.org/legal/community-code-of-conduct/
> >> - Summit code of conduct:
> >> https://www.openstack.org/summit/barcelona-2016/code-of-conduct/
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
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> >> 
> 
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