On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 6:34 PM, Joshua D. Drake <j...@commandprompt.com> wrote:
> On 01/24/2016 08:13 AM, Chris Travers wrote: > > If I could make one proposal for an additional clause: >> >> * PostgreSQL is a community project and takes no position on any >> political question aside from its usage in the public sector (which we >> support). We expect communication in community fora to respect this >> need. The community is neither competent nor interested in resolving >> more general social or political questions. >> > > That won't work. The community does take positions. A good example is when > -core denounced the topless dancers at the Russian conference. That > position was taken without consideration that at a lot of this community > doesn't care, won't care, or agrees with the right for the Russian > conference to have those dancers. It was done so because -core wants all > people to feel welcome. > I don't know that this is really a political resolution though (aside from being the politics of community governance). I don't see the PostgreSQL core committee taking a position on the question of topless dancing, just that it would be inappropriate for some participants and therefore unwelcome. And that is position is reasonable. So trying a slightly better wording: > * PostgreSQL is a community project and takes no position on any > political question aside from its usage in the public sector (which we > support). We expect communication in community fora to respect this > need. The community is neither competent nor interested in resolving > more general social or political questions. Nonetheless the core team > does make an effort at ensuring an atmosphere where all people, regardless > of background feel generally welcome. > I think that would address David Wheeler's concern too. Suppose someone from a divisive organization using PostgreSQL were to make a speech at a PostgreSQL conference about a technical topic. Would that be off-limits just because they are politically divisive as an organization? The point then is just to note that PostgreSQL is not a political community and has no intention of becoming one, but that one aspect here is to keep the peace so to speak. > Sincerely, > > JD > > > > -- > Command Prompt, Inc. http://the.postgres.company/ > +1-503-667-4564 > PostgreSQL Centered full stack support, consulting and development. > -- Best Wishes, Chris Travers Efficito: Hosted Accounting and ERP. Robust and Flexible. No vendor lock-in. http://www.efficito.com/learn_more
