On Wed, 2019-11-06 at 19:31 +0100, Andreas Enge wrote: > > > Let me quote once more the paragraph that we are supposedly > discussing: > > > > * GNU welcomes contributions from all and everyone > > We want to give everyone the opportunity to contribute to our > > efforts > > on any of the many tasks that require work. We welcome all > > contributors, > > regardless of their gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, level of > > experience, or any other personal characteristics. We commit to > > providing > > a harassment-free experience for all our contributors.
What is wrong with: "The GNU Project encourages contributions from anyone who wishes to advance the development of the GNU system, regardless of gender, race, ethnic group, physical appearance, religion, cultural background, and any other demographic characteristics, as well as personal political views." from the kind communications guidelines? If you think having a social contract is a good idea, it might be more palatable to compose it of excerpts and paragraphs already available in the philosophy section of gnu.org and streamline those into one coherent document, indicating from which essays the various parts originate. That way you end up with a consistent summary of the important ideas many GNU supporters already more-or-less agree on, and getting any adoption should prove far easier. -Andreas
