On 2019-09-24 at 06:44:54, Jeff King wrote: > We've never had a formally written Code of Conduct document. Though it > has been discussed off and on over the years, for the most part the > behavior on the mailing list has been good enough that nobody felt the > need to push one forward. > > However, even if there aren't specific problems now, it's a good idea to > have a document: > > - it puts everybody on the same page with respect to expectations. > This might avoid poor behavior, but also makes it easier to handle > it if it does happen. > > - it publicly advertises that good conduct is important to us and will > be enforced, which may make some people more comfortable with > joining our community > > - it may be a good time to cement our expectations when things are > quiet, since it gives everybody some distance rather than focusing > on a current contentious issue I wholeheartedly agree with this assessment. > If people are on board with this direction, it might be fun to pick up a > bunch of "Acked-by" trailers from people in the community who agree with > it. It might give it more weight if many members have publicly endorsed > it. I've already mentioned that I think this is a good idea, and I appreciate your thorough rationale in the commit message. Acked-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> -- brian m. carlson: Houston, Texas, US OpenPGP: https://keybase.io/bk2204
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