Greetings, FIGians. This has been bounced around in back channels on and off for a while, so I think it's finally time to make it official. I propose that we officially adopt the Code Manifesto[1] as our official standard of behavior.
Specifically, as follows: https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/pull/1143 WHY? First off, I want to be clear that I am NOT making this recommendation in response to any current issue. I am not aware of any current issue that would require invoking or even discussing invoking the guidelines listed here. FIG has been delightfully boring in that regard for quite some time and, "good lord willin' and the creek don't rise", it will stay that way. That of course is the best time to discuss such matters, as they can be looked at from a reasonably objective and dispassionate perspective. The definition of expected behavior of current official FIG members is quite vague and wishy washy (by design), and having clearer up-front expectations is good should the need ever arise. WHY THE MANIFESTO? A number of organizations and projects have of late adopted the "Contributor Covenant" as their code of conduct. My concern with the Covenant is that it is a very negative document; in contrast, the Manifesto provides guidelines of good behavior rather than an enumeration of bad behavior. In my experience, a positive document tends to encourage the desired behavior better than a negative one. That it was written originally by a previous FIG Core Committee member is also bonus points in its favor. PROCESS As this would be a bylaw change, there is at least a 2 week discussion period. After that, depending on what if any discussion happens, I will ask the secretaries to call a vote on the above PR. Per the bylaws, that would entail both a Core Committee vote and a Member Project vote. -- Larry Garfield la...@garfieldtech.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PHP Framework Interoperability Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to php-fig+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to php-fig@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/php-fig/f425d460-6b5d-4fd5-a3d5-384af29ca0fd%40www.fastmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
