RE: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-25 Thread Zeev Suraski
> -Original Message- > From: Derick Rethans [mailto:der...@php.net] > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 1:01 PM > To: Stanislav Malyshev > Cc: Pierre Joye ; PHP internals > > Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code > of Con

Re: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-25 Thread Derick Rethans
On Sat, 23 Jan 2016, Stanislav Malyshev wrote: > > I think we should have used temporary bans a bit more to cool down > > things. Including to myself along other. > > Ban is a very dangerous thing, since it excludes people from discussion > thus preventing it from reaching a conclusion, achievin

Re: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-24 Thread Pierre Joye
On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 6:49 PM, Zeev Suraski wrote: >> > I've been reading the mini-thread that followed this message, and I'm >> wondering, almost out loud: >> > Isn't it obvious we're trying to create an amateur drive-by judicial >> > system, >> borrowing ideas from the law (some mostly univer

RE: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-24 Thread Zeev Suraski
> > I've been reading the mini-thread that followed this message, and I'm > wondering, almost out loud: > > Isn't it obvious we're trying to create an amateur drive-by judicial system, > borrowing ideas from the law (some mostly universal, some not), > oversimplifying them (amateurishly, as we wou

Re: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-24 Thread Pádraic Brady
Hi Scott, On 24 January 2016 at 03:25, Scott Arciszewski wrote: > I think focusing on the extreme behaviors is harmful towards a mature and > progressive discussion on these matters. My opinion is based on two > premises: > > 1. Good opsec, which career criminals and dedicated harassers would be

Re: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-24 Thread Pierre Joye
On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 5:22 PM, Pádraic Brady wrote: > Hi, > > On 24 January 2016 at 02:31, Stanislav Malyshev wrote: >> Hi! >> >>> perspective. The absolute best we can do is just that - the absolute >>> best. And it's entirely responsible to ensure that it IS the absolute >>> best that can be

Re: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-24 Thread Andreas Heigl
Hi All. Am 23.01.16 um 18:43 schrieb Brandon Savage: > All, > > It's encouraging to see people working hard to improve and expand on the > proposed Code of Conduct for PHP. The strenuous and passionate debates > aside, I'm pleased to see so many people working on this together. > > I want to pro

Re: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-24 Thread Pádraic Brady
Hi, On 24 January 2016 at 02:31, Stanislav Malyshev wrote: > Hi! > >> perspective. The absolute best we can do is just that - the absolute >> best. And it's entirely responsible to ensure that it IS the absolute >> best that can be achieved. > > I think this is an incorrect approach - both in mak

Re: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-23 Thread Stanislav Malyshev
Hi! > I think we should have used temporary bans a bit more to cool down > things. Including to myself along other. Ban is a very dangerous thing, since it excludes people from discussion thus preventing it from reaching a conclusion, achieving consensus and closure, and it also hurts people and

Re: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-23 Thread Scott Arciszewski
On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 9:59 PM, Pierre Joye wrote: > Hello, > > On Jan 24, 2016 9:31 AM, "Stanislav Malyshev" wrote: > > > > Hi! > . > > > > > day. To state an obvious question - what precisely is the status quo > > > in comparison to a COC? Ad-hoc bans by whoever has access to the ML? > > > >

Re: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-23 Thread Pierre Joye
Hello, On Jan 24, 2016 9:31 AM, "Stanislav Malyshev" wrote: > > Hi! . > > > day. To state an obvious question - what precisely is the status quo > > in comparison to a COC? Ad-hoc bans by whoever has access to the ML? > > Yes, status quo is pretty much that. IIRC we needed it one, two times > ove

Re: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-23 Thread Stanislav Malyshev
Hi! > perspective. The absolute best we can do is just that - the absolute > best. And it's entirely responsible to ensure that it IS the absolute > best that can be achieved. I think this is an incorrect approach - both in making software and other places. You don't release software when it's ab

RE: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-23 Thread Pierre Joye
On Jan 24, 2016 5:02 AM, "Zeev Suraski" wrote: > > > -Original Message- > > From: Brandon Savage [mailto:bran...@brandonsavage.net] > > Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 7:44 PM > > To: PHP internals > > Subject: [PHP-DEV] Specific incid

Re: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-23 Thread Pádraic Brady
Hi, On 23 January 2016 at 22:02, Zeev Suraski wrote: >> -Original Message- >> From: Brandon Savage [mailto:bran...@brandonsavage.net] >> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 7:44 PM >> To: PHP internals >> Subject: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relati

RE: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-23 Thread Zeev Suraski
> -Original Message- > From: Brandon Savage [mailto:bran...@brandonsavage.net] > Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 7:44 PM > To: PHP internals > Subject: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of > Conduct > > Open to suggestions/commen

Re: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-23 Thread Mark Baker
On 23/01/2016 17:43, Brandon Savage wrote: * The Code of Conduct should specifically state that a person who is not a direct party to the alleged incident is not permitted to make a complaint. While I'd agree with this in general, there might be circumstances where a "direct party" doesn't feel

Re: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-23 Thread Pádraic Brady
Hi, On 23 January 2016 at 17:43, Brandon Savage wrote: > I think these are fixable problems. I propose the following: > > * The Code of Conduct should specifically state that a person who is not a > direct party to the alleged incident is not permitted to make a complaint. Maybe. My main concern

Re: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-23 Thread Michael Cullum
Whoops, I accidentally hit reply instead of reply to all on this earlier, thanks Brandon for pointing that out. On 23 January 2016 at 17:43, Brandon Savage wrote: > The Code of Conduct, as written, makes no exception for the intent of the > person involved. This is an important problem, becaus

Re: [PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-23 Thread Eli
Hey Brandon, definitely some thoughts for consideration. I did want to respond to one piece of this: > This is an important problem, because intent ("mens rea" > in Latin, for "guilty mind") is typically required to convict people of > criminal acts in much of the world. For example, you cannot b

[PHP-DEV] Specific incident in relationship to the proposed Code of Conduct

2016-01-23 Thread Brandon Savage
All, It's encouraging to see people working hard to improve and expand on the proposed Code of Conduct for PHP. The strenuous and passionate debates aside, I'm pleased to see so many people working on this together. I want to propose a scenario that I came across this morning, that might work wel