Fedora code of conduct

Mike McGrath mmcgrath at redhat.com
Wed Mar 21 02:21:15 UTC 2007


Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> Mike McGrath wrote:
>>
>> A code of conduct shows a lack of respect for the community' autonomy.
> Do we need more hyperbole? Packaging guidelines show lack of respect 
> for packagers?
Packaging guidelines exist because we need consistency in our OS, as is 
evident from our core reviews.  It's also a technical matter.
>> I think it ain't broke, lets not fix it.  We've got far better things 
>> that need documenting.
> I consider it half broken right now. People trolling is not very 
> uncommon behavior in Fedora lists.
A code of conduct will not fix this.  We may be able to cut down on 
specific things like vulgar language but people will always have beliefs 
and express them.

    -Mike




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