Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-21 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 06:31:13PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > While it's probably too late in this process to change what we're going to > vote on, I just ran across this today, and it may be of general interest > in the context of codes of conduct. > > http://adainitiative.org/2014/02/howto-des

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-19 Thread Russ Allbery
While it's probably too late in this process to change what we're going to vote on, I just ran across this today, and it may be of general interest in the context of codes of conduct. http://adainitiative.org/2014/02/howto-design-a-code-of-conduct-for-your-community/ -- Russ Allbery (r...@debian

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-10 Thread Neil McGovern
On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 10:19:07PM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 09:03:19PM +0100, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > > > > The Debian project decides to accept a code of conduct for > >participants to its mailinglists, IRC channels, and other modes of > >communication within t

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-10 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 09:03:19PM +0100, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > The first one is now: > > > The Debian project decides to accept a code of conduct for >participants to its mailinglists, IRC channels, and other modes of >communication within the project. > > Updates to this code of con

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-10 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 08:07:36PM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 06:54:51PM +0100, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 01:34:31PM +, Neil McGovern wrote: > > > Formally accepted :) > > > > So I inserted that after 2, and it now reads: > > > > The Debian pr

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-10 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 06:54:51PM +0100, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 01:34:31PM +, Neil McGovern wrote: > > Formally accepted :) > > So I inserted that after 2, and it now reads: > > The Debian project decides to accept a code of conduct for >participants to its mailingl

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-10 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 01:34:31PM +, Neil McGovern wrote: > On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 02:20:11PM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 12:12:33AM +0100, Andreas Barth wrote: > > > * Wouter Verhelst (wou...@debian.org) [140308 02:21]: > > > > So rather than accepting this amen

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-10 Thread Neil McGovern
On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 02:20:11PM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 12:12:33AM +0100, Andreas Barth wrote: > > * Wouter Verhelst (wou...@debian.org) [140308 02:21]: > > > So rather than accepting this amendment, I propose that we modify > > > paragraph 3 read as follows, inst

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-10 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 12:12:33AM +0100, Andreas Barth wrote: > * Wouter Verhelst (wou...@debian.org) [140308 02:21]: > > So rather than accepting this amendment, I propose that we modify > > paragraph 3 read as follows, instead: > > > > --- > > 3. Updates to this code of conduct should follo

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-09 Thread Andreas Barth
* Wouter Verhelst (wou...@debian.org) [140308 02:21]: > So rather than accepting this amendment, I propose that we modify > paragraph 3 read as follows, instead: > > --- > 3. Updates to this code of conduct should follow the normal GR >procedure. However, the DPL or the DPL's delegates can

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-09 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Sat, Mar 08, 2014 at 11:28:00AM +, Neil McGovern wrote: > Hi Wouter, > > On 8 Mar 2014, at 01:21, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 05, 2014 at 06:05:45PM +, Neil McGovern wrote: > >> > >> Amendment A - move mailing list CoC text to "further reading" > > After some consideration,

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-08 Thread Neil McGovern
Hi Wouter, On 8 Mar 2014, at 01:21, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > On Wed, Mar 05, 2014 at 06:05:45PM +, Neil McGovern wrote: >> >> Amendment A - move mailing list CoC text to "further reading" > After some consideration, I accept this amendment. Thank you very much :) >> Amendment B - Updates t

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Fri, Mar 07, 2014 at 06:37:41PM +0100, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:59:42AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > == > > 1. The Debian project decides to accept a code of conduct for > >participants to its mailinglists, IRC channels, and other modes of > >communication

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Wed, Mar 05, 2014 at 06:05:45PM +, Neil McGovern wrote: > On Wed, Mar 05, 2014 at 05:53:48PM +, Neil McGovern wrote: > > Seconded, but I'd also like a couple of amendments which I'll add in > > another mail. > > > > And here's those amendments. > > Amendment A - move mailing list CoC

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Paul Tagliamonte
On Fri, Mar 07, 2014 at 06:25:26PM +, Neil McGovern wrote: > On Fri, Mar 07, 2014 at 06:19:56PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > > Kurt Roeckx writes ("Re: GR proposal: code of conduct"): > > > Wouter, are you going to accept Neil's amendment, or should I > &

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Fri, Mar 07, 2014 at 06:55:10PM +, Lars Wirzenius wrote: > I second Wouter's proposal and both of Neil's amendments below. > (I haven't counted the current seconds for the amendments. The -vote > page indicates there's not enough.) This makes the fifth. Kurt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Lars Wirzenius
I second Wouter's proposal and both of Neil's amendments below. (I haven't counted the current seconds for the amendments. The -vote page indicates there's not enough.) On Wed, Mar 05, 2014 at 06:05:45PM +, Neil McGovern wrote: > On Wed, Mar 05, 2014 at 05:53:48PM +, Neil McGovern wrote: >

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Neil McGovern
On Fri, Mar 07, 2014 at 06:19:56PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > Kurt Roeckx writes ("Re: GR proposal: code of conduct"): > > Wouter, are you going to accept Neil's amendment, or should I > > create 2 options? > > Wouter, please don't accept Neil&

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Ian Jackson
(Dropped -project) Kurt Roeckx writes ("Re: GR proposal: code of conduct"): > Wouter, are you going to accept Neil's amendment, or should I > create 2 options? Wouter, please don't accept Neil's second amendment (the one disallowing modification by the DPL). If

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Fri, Mar 07, 2014 at 06:33:44PM +0100, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:59:42AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > This is to propose a general resolution under §4.1.5 of the constitution > > to propose a Debian code of conduct. > > So I've put up a vote page with

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Neil McGovern
On Fri, Mar 07, 2014 at 06:37:41PM +0100, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:59:42AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > == > > 1. The Debian project decides to accept a code of conduct for > >participants to its mailinglists, IRC channels, and other modes of > >communication

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Fri, Mar 07, 2014 at 05:41:10PM +, Neil McGovern wrote: > On Fri, Mar 07, 2014 at 06:33:44PM +0100, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:59:42AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > This is to propose a general resolution under §4.1.5 of the constitution > >

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:59:42AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > == > 1. The Debian project decides to accept a code of conduct for >participants to its mailinglists, IRC channels, and other modes of >communication within the project. So I've been wondering under which part of the co

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Neil McGovern
On Fri, Mar 07, 2014 at 06:33:44PM +0100, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:59:42AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > This is to propose a general resolution under §4.1.5 of the constitution > > to propose a Debian code of conduct. > > So I've put up a vote page with

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:59:42AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > Hi all, > > This is to propose a general resolution under §4.1.5 of the constitution > to propose a Debian code of conduct. So I've put up a vote page with my current understanding at: https://www.debian.org/vote/2014/vote_002 I'

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Stuart Prescott
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On Wed, Mar 05, 2014, Neil McGovern wrote: > Amendment A - move mailing list CoC text to "further reading" > Amendment B - Updates to the CoC should be via developers as a whole I also second Wouter's proposal and Neil's amendments. - -- Stuart

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Neil McGovern
On Fri, Mar 07, 2014 at 01:14:08PM +0100, Matthias Urlichs wrote: > Thijs Kinkhorst: > > I do not see the code of conduct to be very different from the diversity > > statement with respect to the requirements for changing it. The decision > > on that statement did not contain any clauses authorisin

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Neil McGovern
On Fri, Mar 07, 2014 at 11:23:48AM +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > On Wed, Mar 05, 2014 at 06:05:45PM +, Neil McGovern wrote: > > Amendment B - Updates to the CoC should be via developers as a whole > > Justification - I believe that this document should have the strength of > > being a whol

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Ian Jackson
Cyril Brulebois writes ("Re: GR proposal: code of conduct"): > Kurt Roeckx (2014-03-06): > > As far as I can tell the problem is that you're not using MIME and > > the same problem people have when voting using non-ASCII > > characters. > > Conven

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Thijs Kinkhorst: > I do not see the code of conduct to be very different from the diversity > statement with respect to the requirements for changing it. The decision > on that statement did not contain any clauses authorising the DPL to make > updates to it. > A CoC which doesn't prescribe

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Thijs Kinkhorst
On Fri, March 7, 2014 11:23, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > On Wed, Mar 05, 2014 at 06:05:45PM +, Neil McGovern wrote: >> Amendment B - Updates to the CoC should be via developers as a whole >> Justification - I believe that this document should have the strength of >> being a whole project statem

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread gregor herrmann
On Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:23:48 +0100, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > So, even if this second amendment is accepted by Wouter, I'd rather vote > on two options: one where the DPL might change the CoC, and a separate > one which requires a GR. Assuming I'm not alone on this --- public > feedback welcome

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
On Wed, Mar 05, 2014 at 06:05:45PM +, Neil McGovern wrote: > Amendment B - Updates to the CoC should be via developers as a whole > Justification - I believe that this document should have the strength of > being a whole project statement. Being able to be updated by a single > person doesn't f

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-07 Thread Iain Lane
On Wed, Mar 05, 2014 at 06:05:45PM +, Neil McGovern wrote: > On Wed, Mar 05, 2014 at 05:53:48PM +, Neil McGovern wrote: > > Seconded, but I'd also like a couple of amendments which I'll add in > > another mail. > > > > And here's those amendments. > […] > Amendment B - Updates to the CoC

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-06 Thread Cyril Brulebois
Kurt Roeckx (2014-03-06): > On Thu, Mar 06, 2014 at 07:09:49PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > > Hmm. Looking at my original message in my MUA it says > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > which is not right. Perhaps your MUA has done a latin-1 to utf-8 > > encoding, meaning that yo

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-06 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Thu, Mar 06, 2014 at 07:09:49PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > Kurt Roeckx writes ("Re: GR proposal: code of conduct"): > > On Thu, Mar 06, 2014 at 05:08:10PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > > > Wouter Verhelst writes ("GR proposal: code of conduct"): > >

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-06 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Thu, Mar 06, 2014 at 05:08:10PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > Wouter Verhelst writes ("GR proposal: code of conduct"): > > This is to propose a general resolution under §4.1.5 of the constitution > > to propose a Debian code of conduct. > > I second this proposal.

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-06 Thread Ian Jackson
Kurt Roeckx writes ("Re: GR proposal: code of conduct"): > On Thu, Mar 06, 2014 at 05:08:10PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > > Wouter Verhelst writes ("GR proposal: code of conduct"): > > > This is to propose a general resolution under §4.1.5 of the constitu

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-06 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Thu, Mar 06, 2014 at 01:25:16PM -0500, Andrew Starr-Bochicchio wrote: > On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 06, 2014 at 05:08:10PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > >> Wouter Verhelst writes ("GR proposal: code of conduct"): > &g

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-06 Thread Sylvestre Ledru
On 05/03/2014 21:41, Paul Tagliamonte wrote: > On Wed, Mar 05, 2014 at 09:38:02PM +0100, Thijs Kinkhorst wrote: >> I second Wouter's proposal and I second both these amendments by Neil. > I also second Wouter's proposal and amendments by Neil. > I also second Wouter's proposal + Neil changes. Sylv

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-06 Thread Andrew Starr-Bochicchio
On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Thu, Mar 06, 2014 at 05:08:10PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: >> Wouter Verhelst writes ("GR proposal: code of conduct"): >> > This is to propose a general resolution under §4.1.5 of the constitution >> >

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-06 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Thu, Mar 06, 2014 at 05:08:10PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > Wouter Verhelst writes ("GR proposal: code of conduct"): > > This is to propose a general resolution under §4.1.5 of the constitution > > to propose a Debian code of conduct. > > I second this proposal.

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-06 Thread Ian Jackson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Wouter Verhelst writes ("GR proposal: code of conduct"): > This is to propose a general resolution under §4.1.5 of the constitution > to propose a Debian code of conduct. I second this proposal. Ian. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-05 Thread Paul Tagliamonte
On Wed, Mar 05, 2014 at 09:38:02PM +0100, Thijs Kinkhorst wrote: > I second Wouter's proposal and I second both these amendments by Neil. I also second Wouter's proposal and amendments by Neil. Cheers, Paul -- .''`. Paul Tagliamonte | Proud Debian Developer : :' : 4096R / 8F04 9AD8 2C

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-05 Thread Thijs Kinkhorst
Op woensdag 5 maart 2014 19:05:45 schreef Neil McGovern: > Amendment A - move mailing list CoC text to "further reading" > Justification: I think that it's better to keep the CoC as a general > purpose document, rather than have it specific to each medium. The > information at http://www.debian.org

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-05 Thread Neil McGovern
On Wed, Mar 05, 2014 at 05:53:48PM +, Neil McGovern wrote: > Seconded, but I'd also like a couple of amendments which I'll add in > another mail. > And here's those amendments. Amendment A - move mailing list CoC text to "further reading" Justification: I think that it's better to keep the C

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-05 Thread Neil McGovern
Seconded, but I'd also like a couple of amendments which I'll add in another mail. Neil On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:59:42AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > 1. The Debian project decides to accept a code of conduct for >participants to its mailinglists, IRC channels, and other modes of >com

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-03-05 Thread Andrew Starr-Bochicchio
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 02/27/2014 04:15 PM, gregor herrmann wrote: > On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 23:42:47 +1100, Stuart Prescott wrote: > >> To me the strength of the CoC draft we are looking at here is >> that it doesn't concern itself with trivialities or with specific >> me

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-27 Thread gregor herrmann
On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 23:42:47 +1100, Stuart Prescott wrote: > To me the strength of the CoC draft we are looking at here is that it > doesn't concern itself with trivialities or with specific media. It talks > about conduct -- that is behaviour, deportment, how we want people interact > as human

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-27 Thread Ian Jackson
Alexander Wirt writes ("Re: GR proposal: code of conduct"): > - the CoC, can only be an extension to our (lists.d.o) Coc [1], as there are > missing the mail/list specific parts. I am also not that happy with having > several documents with the name 'Code of Condu

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-27 Thread Lars Wirzenius
On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 11:42:47PM +1100, Stuart Prescott wrote: > Conduct is about behaviour and social interaction. A CoC is about the > emotional contents and effects of the message not about how it was delivered > or how many bytes there were between newline characters. > > To me the strengt

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-27 Thread Stuart Prescott
Conduct is about behaviour and social interaction. A CoC is about the emotional contents and effects of the message not about how it was delivered or how many bytes there were between newline characters. To me the strength of the CoC draft we are looking at here is that it doesn't concern itse

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-27 Thread Raphael Hertzog
On Wed, 26 Feb 2014, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > - Wrap your lines at 80 characters or less for ordinary discussion. Lines > > longer than 80 characters are acceptable for computer-generated output > > (e.g., ls -l). > > - Do not send automated out-of-office or vacation messages. > > - Do not send

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-26 Thread Paul Wise
On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 11:41 PM, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > Op woensdag 26 februari 2014 15:25:25 schreef Alexander Wirt: >> - When replying to messages on the mailing list, do not send a carbon copy >> (CC) to the original poster unless they explicitly request to be copied. > > Well, heh. ... > I t

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-26 Thread Paul Wise
On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 10:25 PM, Alexander Wirt wrote: > - Do not send spam; see the advertising policy below. (the advertising > policy is the interesting part) > - Send all of your e-mails in English. Only use other languages on mailing > lists where that is explicitly allowed (e.g. French

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-26 Thread Wouter Verhelst
Op woensdag 26 februari 2014 15:25:25 schreef u: > On Wed, 26 Feb 2014, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > Hi, > > *snip* > > > > - the CoC, can only be an extension to our (lists.d.o) Coc [1], as there > > > are missing the mail/list specific parts. > > > > Hm. The whole point of this exercise was to

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-26 Thread Alexander Wirt
On Wed, 26 Feb 2014, Wouter Verhelst wrote: Hi, *snip* > > - the CoC, can only be an extension to our (lists.d.o) Coc [1], as there are > > missing the mail/list specific parts. > > Hm. The whole point of this exercise was to replace that code of conduct with > a more generic and up-to-date one

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-26 Thread Wouter Verhelst
Hi, Op maandag 24 februari 2014 08:47:57 schreef Alexander Wirt: > Sorry for being late. No worries -- we don't always have the time :) > That morning I found the time to read the CoC in > detail. In that mail I speak primary for myself and not all listmasters. But > I collected some opinions fr

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-25 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 01:47:07AM -0600, Ean Schuessler wrote: >- "Steve McIntyre" wrote: > >> I'm not sure how wiki.d.o bans would fit. We *could* list banned >> users >> on a specific page, I guess. But the vast majority of the bans we >> ever >> enact are for spamming. > >I feel like spamm

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-24 Thread Alexander Wirt
On Tue, 25 Feb 2014, Ean Schuessler wrote: > - "Steve McIntyre" wrote: > > > I'm not sure how wiki.d.o bans would fit. We *could* list banned > > users > > on a specific page, I guess. But the vast majority of the bans we > > ever > > enact are for spamming. > > I feel like spamming and tro

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-24 Thread Ean Schuessler
- "Steve McIntyre" wrote: > I'm not sure how wiki.d.o bans would fit. We *could* list banned > users > on a specific page, I guess. But the vast majority of the bans we > ever > enact are for spamming. I feel like spamming and trolling should be considered a different phenomena than bans bro

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-24 Thread Don Armstrong
On Mon, 24 Feb 2014, Thijs Kinkhorst wrote: > It may make sense to publish bans in-band in the medium where they > apply as much as possible. ML bans are sent to a mailinglist, IRC bans > can be viewed already via the IRC protocol; probably it would also > make sense if bans on the web forum would

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-24 Thread Paul Wise
On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 12:24 PM, Steve McIntyre wrote: > I'm not sure how wiki.d.o bans would fit. We *could* list banned users > on a specific page, I guess. But the vast majority of the bans we ever > enact are for spamming. The only non-spam-related bans I can remember were for specific peopl

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-24 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 09:48:38AM +0100, Thijs Kinkhorst wrote: >On Mon, February 24, 2014 08:47, Alexander Wirt wrote: >> - "The administrators will divulge any bans to all Debian Developers for >> review". I know that this is the case for lists.d.o now, but I never saw >> other anything from

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-24 Thread Thijs Kinkhorst
On Mon, February 24, 2014 08:47, Alexander Wirt wrote: > - "The administrators will divulge any bans to all Debian Developers for > review". I know that this is the case for lists.d.o now, but I never saw > other anything from other services. Are _all_ other administrators of > 'Debian commun

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-23 Thread Alexander Wirt
On Thu, 20 Feb 2014, Wouter Verhelst wrote: Hi, > Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 14:13:40 schreef Alexander Wirt: > > On Thu, 13 Feb 2014, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > > If indeed listmasters do object (which I don't think will be the case, > > > but of course I can't read their minds), then obvious

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-20 Thread Wouter Verhelst
Hi, Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 14:13:40 schreef Alexander Wirt: > On Thu, 13 Feb 2014, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > If indeed listmasters do object (which I don't think will be the case, > > but of course I can't read their minds), then obviously we'll need to > > work with them to fix that. Inde

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-13 Thread Ian Jackson
Sam Hartman writes ("Re: GR proposal: code of conduct"): > I'd be happy to sponsor a resolution that simply adopted the COC as a > position statement of the day and asked the appropriate parties to take > that as the project's current position. > I think the DP

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-13 Thread Sam Hartman
I'd be happy to sponsor a resolution that simply adopted the COC as a position statement of the day and asked the appropriate parties to take that as the project's current position. I think the DPL and listmasters can figure out where on the website to put it, and can figure out how to evolve it. I

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-13 Thread Alexander Wirt
On Thu, 13 Feb 2014, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 10:49:51PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > > Wouter Verhelst writes ("Re: GR proposal: code of conduct"): > > > > > 2. The initial text of this code of conduct replaces the "maili

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-13 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 10:49:51PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > Wouter Verhelst writes ("Re: GR proposal: code of conduct"): > > > > 2. The initial text of this code of conduct replaces the "mailinglist > > > >code of conduct" at http://www.debian.

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-12 Thread Chris Knadle
On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 21:39:47 Russ Allbery wrote: > Chris Knadle writes: > > On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 16:27:52 Russ Allbery wrote: > >> Ean Schuessler writes: > >>> I am actually for the CoC. My complaint is that the GR does not > >>> require a record keeping process. I actually

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-12 Thread Russ Allbery
Chris Knadle writes: > On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 16:27:52 Russ Allbery wrote: >> Ean Schuessler writes: >>> I am actually for the CoC. My complaint is that the GR does not >>> require a record keeping process. I actually agree with Steve that we >>> should not be concerned about publicly a

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-12 Thread Chris Knadle
On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 16:27:52 Russ Allbery wrote: > Ean Schuessler writes: > > I am actually for the CoC. My complaint is that the GR does not require > > a record keeping process. I actually agree with Steve that we should not > > be concerned about publicly advertising the bans. A ban

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-12 Thread Russ Allbery
Ean Schuessler writes: > I am actually for the CoC. My complaint is that the GR does not require > a record keeping process. I actually agree with Steve that we should not > be concerned about publicly advertising the bans. A ban should have been > proceeded by a warning and should be reasonable

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-12 Thread Ean Schuessler
- "Ian Jackson" wrote: > This isn't really true IMO. Someone who is banned can always send a > message privately to a sympathetic contributor, who can forward it if > it seems relevant or interesting. (I have in fact done this for a > contributor who was under some kind of cloud, when they

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-12 Thread Ian Jackson
Ean Schuessler writes ("Re: GR proposal: code of conduct"): > I feel we must see clearly that the CoC and its related ban punishment > effectively amounts to a nascent "court system" for the project. I don't think that's the case and I don't want to se

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-12 Thread Ian Jackson
Wouter Verhelst writes ("Re: GR proposal: code of conduct"): > > > 2. The initial text of this code of conduct replaces the "mailinglist > > >code of conduct" at http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/#codeofconduct > > > > Is this overriding t

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-12 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 06:25:12PM +, Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Wed, 2014-02-12 at 11:59 +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > [...] > > ## Assume good faith > > > > Debian Contributors have many ways of reaching our common goal of a > > [free](http://www.debian.org/intro/free) operating system whic

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-12 Thread Don Armstrong
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014, Ean Schuessler wrote: > It is well understood that secret laws and secret courts are not a > desirable feature for any government. I feel that the same should hold > true for our community. The procedures leading up to a ban, the > evidence collected, the criteria the evidence

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-12 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Wed, 2014-02-12 at 11:59 +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: [...] > ## Assume good faith > > Debian Contributors have many ways of reaching our common goal of a > [free](http://www.debian.org/intro/free) operating system which may > differ from your ways. Assume that other people are working towards

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-12 Thread Abou Al Montacir
On Wed, 2014-02-12 at 11:45 -0600, Ean Schuessler wrote: > > It is well understood that secret laws and secret courts are not a > desirable feature for any government. I feel that the same should > hold true for our community. The procedures leading up to a ban, the > evidence collected, the crit

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-12 Thread Ean Schuessler
- "Wouter Verhelst" wrote: > # Debian Code of Conduct ... > ## In case of problems > > Serious or persistent offenders will be temporarily or permanently > banned from communicating through Debian's systems. Complaints should > be made (in private) to the administrators of the Debian commun

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-12 Thread Andrew Starr-Bochicchio
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 02/12/2014 05:59 AM, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > == 1. The Debian project decides to accept a code of conduct > for participants to its mailinglists, IRC channels, and other modes > of communication within the project. > > 2. The initial text of

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-12 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Wouter Verhelst: > The position statement really only is the "we accept a code of conduct" > part. Everything else isn't. > > Maybe that means I should not put the text of the code of conduct inline > with the rest of the GR? If so, I'll happily do so. > I would propose an initial CoC as int

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-12 Thread Mark Brown
On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 04:13:14PM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:40:17AM +, Neil McGovern wrote: > > So, we have a Foundation Document, or a Position Statement that's agreed > > by GR, and then can be changed by the DPL to a delegate. I don't think > > this is enti

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-12 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:40:17AM +, Neil McGovern wrote: > Hi Wouter, > > Thanks for all your work on helping bring this together so far, but I > think this ballot is troubling on a number of reasons. > > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:59:42AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > 1. The Debian pro

Re: GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-12 Thread Neil McGovern
Hi Wouter, Thanks for all your work on helping bring this together so far, but I think this ballot is troubling on a number of reasons. On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:59:42AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > 1. The Debian project decides to accept a code of conduct for >participants to its mailing

GR proposal: code of conduct

2014-02-12 Thread Wouter Verhelst
Hi all, This is to propose a general resolution under §4.1.5 of the constitution to propose a Debian code of conduct. This code of conduct has been drafted during debconf, and been refined during a BoF session there and in a discussion on the debian-project mailinglist. For more details, please s