On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 12:39:32AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > Op 08-11-13 23:30, Wouter Verhelst schreef: > > Op 05-11-13 16:25, Wouter Verhelst schreef: > > [...draft CoC...] > > To avoid spamming this list with one draft after another, I've put my > > current draft in a git repository which people can now find at > > http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=users/wouter/coc.git;a=blob;f=coc.markdown > > This will be updated as the discussion moves along. Patches in "git am" > > format are welcome, as are regular comments on this list ;-) > With the last mail to this thread now two weeks old, I've not received > any further comments on my draft. > Can I interpret that as "people think it's ready", or is something else > going on? For a full week of that two-week period, alioth was completely down, so this draft was inaccessible. This is normally the least of the reasons why I would argue that the full text of drafts should be posted to the mailing list for discussion, instead of referring to VCS URLs. I quote the current draft below for people to comment on. # Debian Code of Conduct ## Be respectful In a project the size of Debian, inevitably there will be people with whom you may disagree, or find it difficult to cooperate. Accept that, but even so, remain respectful. Disagreement is no excuse for poor behaviour or personal attacks, and a community in which people feel threatened is not a healthy community. ## Assume good faith Debian Contributors have many ways of reaching our common goal of a [free](http://www.debian.org/intro/free) operating system which may differ from your ways. Assume that other people are working towards this goal. Note that many of our Contributors are not native english speakers or may have different cultural backgrounds; see also our [diversity statement](http://www.debian.org/intro/diversity) ## Be collaborative Debian is a large and complex project; there is always more to learn within Debian. It's good to ask for help when you need it. Similarly, offers for help should be seen in the context of our shared goal of improving Debian. When you make something for the benefit of the project, be willing to explain to others how it works, so that they can build on your work to make it even better. ## Try to be concise Keep in mind that what you write once will be read by hundreds of persons. Writing a short email means people can understand the conversation as efficiently as possible. When a long explanation is necessary, consider adding a summary. Try to bring new arguments to a conversation so that each mail adds something unique to the thread, keeping in mind that the rest of the thread still contains the other messages with arguments that have already been made. Try to stay on topic, especially in discussions that are already fairly large. ## Be open Most ways of communication used within Debian allow for public and private communication. As per paragraph three of the [social contract](http://www.debian.org/social_contract), you should preferably use public methods of communication for Debian-related messages, unless posting something sensitive. This applies to messages for help or Debian-related support, too; not only is a public support request much more likely to result in an answer to your question, it also makes sure that any inadvertent mistakes made by people answering your question will be more easily detected and corrected. ## In case of problems While this code of conduct should be adhered to by participants, we recognize that sometimes people may have a bad day, or be unaware of some of the rules in this code of conduct. When that happens, you may reply to them and point out this code of conduct. Such messages may be in public or in private, whatever is most appropriate. However, regardless of whether the message is public or not, it should still adhere to the relevant parts of this code of conduct; in particular, it should not be abusive or disrespectful. Assume good faith; it is more likely that participants are unaware of their bad behaviour than that they intentionally try to degrade the quality of the discussion. Serious or persistent offenders will temporarily or permanently banned from communicating through Debian's systems. Complaints should be made (in private) to the administrators of the Debian communication forum in question. # Further reading The links in this section do not refer to documents that are part of this code of conduct, nor are they authoritative within Debian. However, they do contain useful information on how to conduct oneself on our communcation channels. - The [Debian Community Guidelines](http://people.debian.org/~enrico/dcg/) by Enrico Zini contain some advice on how to communicate effectively. - <link to documentation on what to do in case of technical problems> -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
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