On Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:25:17 +0530 Jackson Isaac <[email protected]> wrote: > Lately, I have seen open source projects have started adopting Code > of Conduct. [1], [2] > > I think it is a great step to keep the open source community healthy > and welcoming to everyone.
I'm against these. They feel like loyalty pledges during the McCarthy era -- politically motivated, redundant, and useful as weapons against the innocent. I don't disagree that people in the community should be polite to each other and that we should not tolerate unpleasant behavior in connection with the project, even to the point of excluding people whose unpleasant behavior makes them a net negative for the project. However, I really do not want to be part of this movement towards creating formal codes of conduct everywhere, and especially not adopting some of the ones I've seen that are heavy on vague legalese. Perry -- Perry E. Metzger [email protected]
