so cool :D !!! On 19 December 2014 at 15:32, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote: > > FYI :D > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Sally Khudairi* <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, 19 December 2014 > Subject: The Apache Software Foundation publishes long-overdue Code Of > Conduct > To: Apache Announce List <[email protected]> > > > >> this announcement is available online at http://s.apache.org/dGR > > > > We pride ourselves at The Apache Software Foundation on our principles of > "community over code" and "don't be a jerk". But, alas, we've been slow to > codify some of these things in public. Part of this, I'm sure, is that it’s > easy to think we all just know how we're supposed to treat people, and so > you shouldn't have to say, right? > > But, of course, you do have to say. In part because some people don't know > [1]. And in part because it’s important that we communicate our values [2] > to the people in our community, and to people who might be considering > joining our community. There has been a recent push in tech circles to > include a Code of Conduct at events, conferences, etc. (Ashe Dryden > maintains an introductory resource for learning more about how Codes of > Conduct can help.) Increasingly, open source projects are adopting a Code > of Conduct too, and we think this is a good idea that could help improve > open source as a whole. > > At ApacheCon, I was approached by Joan Touzet, an active member of the > Apache CouchDB community, who had noted that we referenced a Code of > Conduct on the main ASF website, but that no such document actually existed > anywhere on our site. CouchDB has devoted a lot of time over the last few > months crafting their Code of Conduct. It addresses everything from what's > acceptable on the mailing lists, to how to report it if someone isn’t > upholding community standards. This seemed like a great starting point, and > so the ASF has adopted this as our initial Code of Conduct, with minor > edits that remove the CouchDB-specific language. (It is my understanding > that the CouchDB community now intends to use the Foundation level Code of > Conduct, and will work with us to bring additional improvements to it.) > > No doubt, we'll get criticism for being so slow to do this, and we accept > that. But it's never too late to take steps in the right direction, and we > feel that this is an important one. Not just for the ASF, but for all open > source projects and organisations. > > You are encouraged to join the conversation on the Community Development > mailing list. Whether you have changes you'd like to see in that document, > or whether you'd like to discuss any other aspect of the Apache community. > Any sort of community discussion topic is welcome. For example, Noah > Slater, also from the CouchDB community, brought up the subject of punitive > measures for infractions, which is an important but difficult issue. We'd > love to hear your perspective on this, and help us continue to move in the > right direction. > > > --Rich Bowen, Executive Vice President > > [1] http://www.ashedryden.com/blog/codes-of-conduct-101-faq#cocfaqnegative > [2] http://www.ashedryden.com/blog/codes-of-conduct-101-faq#coc101why > [3] http://www.ashedryden.com/blog/codes-of-conduct-101-faq > [4] https://medium.com/node-js-javascript/codes-of-conduct-82ab2d88112d > [5] > http://www.apache.org/foundation/mailinglists.html#foundation-community > > = = = > > NOTE: you are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the > [email protected] <javascript:;> distribution list. To unsubscribe, send > email from the recipient account to [email protected] > <javascript:;> with the word "Unsubscribe" in the subject line. > > > > -- > Noah Slater > https://twitter.com/nslater >
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