> On Jun 5, 2018, at 08:49, Benjamin Scherrey <scherrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I thought the same thing as a member of the Django community. It adopted a CoC that I vocally warned was dangerous and far more likely to be abused than provide any benefit. I was shocked when the very first time it was ever invoked it was by one of the founders of the project (whom I previously personally respected) and it was absolutely used in the manner that I had feared which was to shut someone up whose opinion he did not like rather than any legitimate concern. Speaking as someone who has served on the board of the Django Software Foundation: 1. The Django Code of Conduct is considered a success and a valuable asset to the growth and health of the community. 2. Others involved in the event mentioned above would not describe it in the same terms -- -- Christophe Pettus xof@xxxxxxxxxxxx
