Seconded, but I'd also like a couple of amendments which I'll add in another mail. Neil On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:59:42AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > 1. The Debian project decides to accept a code of conduct for > participants to its mailinglists, IRC channels, and other modes of > communication within the project. > > 2. The initial text of this code of conduct replaces the "mailinglist > code of conduct" at http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/#codeofconduct > > 3. Updates to this code of conduct should be made by the DPL or the > DPL's delegates after consultation with the project, or by the Debian > Developers as a whole through the general resolution procedure. > > 4. The initial text of the code of conduct follows, in markdown format. > > # 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 > ## 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 guidelines 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 be 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. To find contact information for these administrators, > please see [the page on Debian's organizational > structure](http://www.debian.org/intro/organization) > > # Further reading > > Some of 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 all do contain useful information on how to conduct > oneself on our communication channels. > > - Debian has a [diversity statement](http://www.debian.org/intro/diversity) > - The [Debian Community Guidelines](http://people.debian.org/~enrico/dcg/) > by Enrico Zini contain some advice on how to communicate effectively. --
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