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Re: [Debconf-team] Revision of DebConf CoC



shirish शिरीष dijo [Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 08:55:05PM +0530]:
> >> During DebConf16 some ppl put some effort to rephrase parts of the code
> >> of conduct. We'd like to gather opinions on this rephrasing in the hope
> >> to get the new version, or an amended version, adopted.
> >
> > I forgot to mention: during the last meeting, we decided on a date
> > before which we need to come to an agreement on this document: may 15th
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> The draft is somewhat long, could it be shortened otherwise people
> will sign it just as they sign any terms of service (i.e. blindly) .
> The real 'meat' of the new CoC as I understand it are the following -
> (...)

Thanks for pointing this out, Shirish! I stand by your point: The new
CoC is just too long. I saw Martin's reply to this, refering to how
Creative Commons implements an answer for a similar problem space —
If we want this level of detail and verbosity, items should somehow be
separated into sections. But that leads back to the same place: It
gets us a document that won't be fully read by anybody.

I understand the reasoning for expanding our Debian CoC into
this... But I feel this is just too much. There are IMO too many
examples and repetition. I feel a much more succint document will be
much more useful, even if it does not spell out in detail all bad
interactions — In this regard, Holger's mail is spot on. If we try to
spell out too much, we will be cornered into contradictions. 

I'm sorry I don't have a "positive" way of critizing this (I'm not
proposing, I'm just saying "this is not what I'd say that works"). I'm
currently too busy to properly think and contribute to discussion.

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