Re: code of conduct question for Board candidates

[Marina Zhurakhinskaya <marinaz redhat com>]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Josh Triplett" <josh joshtriplett org>
> To: "Marina Zhurakhinskaya" <marinaz 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