On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 10:38:56AM +0200, Chris Travers wrote: > > I really have to object to this addition: > > "This Code is meant to cover all interaction between community members, > > whether or not it takes place within postgresql.org infrastructure, so > > long as there is not another Code of Conduct that takes precedence (such as > > a conference's Code of Conduct)." > > > > That covers things like public twitter messages over live political > > controversies which might not be personally directed. At least if one is > > going to go that route, one ought to *also* include a safe harbor for > > non-personally-directed discussions of philosophy, social issues, and > > politics. Otherwise, I think this is asking for trouble. See, for > > example, what happened with Opalgate and how this could be seen to > > encourage use of this to silence political controversies unrelated to > > PostgreSQL. > > > > Suggestion instead: > > "Personally directed behavior is not automatically excluded from this code > of conduct merely because it does not happen on the postgresql.org > infrastructure. In the case where a dispute of such a nature occurs > outside said infrastructure, if other parties are unable to act, this code > of conduct may be considered where it is, on the balance, in the interest > of the global community to do so." > > This preserves the ability to act, without basically providing the same > invitation for problems. Sounds pretty balanced to me. Karsten -- GPG 40BE 5B0E C98E 1713 AFA6 5BC0 3BEA AC80 7D4F C89B
