Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On 06/03/2018 11:29 AM, Tom Lane wrote: >> https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Code_of_Conduct >> We are now asking for a final round of community comments. > My comments: > 1) Reiterate my contention that this is a solution is search of problem. As I mentioned elsewhere, I'm aware of at least one actual case of a person leaving the community because of harassment. I do not think it's a hypothetical problem. Whether a CoC can fix it remains to be seen, but doing nothing will certainly not fix it. > 2) "... engaging in behavior that may bring the PostgreSQL project into > disrepute, ..." > This to me is overly broad and pulls in actions that may happen outside > the community. Those if they are actually an issue should be handled > where they occur not here. See discussion elsewhere in thread, particularly the FreeBSD precedent about actions "outside the community". We shouldn't be too legalistic about exactly where that boundary is. > 3) "... members must be sensitive to conduct that may be considered > offensive by fellow members and must refrain from engaging in such > conduct. " > Again overly broad, especially given the hypersensitivity of people > these days. I have found that it is enough to disagree with someone to > have it called offensive. This section should be removed as proscribed > behavior is called out in detail in the paragraphs above it. I'm not following this complaint. That's part of the conclusion, which is *supposed* to restate what came before it, with more concision and hence necessarily less precision. regards, tom lane
