Hi Brian, Eliot,
At 06:56 PM 12-06-2026, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
We aren't writing criminal law here. I see it as like the IETF code
of conduct (RFC7154) - we define what the community expects, and rely
on members of the community to do the right thing (mostly).
I'll start by commenting on the point about criminal law. This
working group is not a legislative body. As such, it would not be
possible for it to write a criminal law.
The following image is from 2017:
https://www.science.org/cms/10.1126/science.357.6351.541/asset/cfa5474b-648b-496e-950c-32001c147a69/assets/graphic/357_541_f1.jpeg
Being listed as a author generates some financial benefits. The
prosperity depends on where the author is located and which
company/university he/she works for. An author has an incentive to
ensure that his/her work does not give rise to "contribution"
disputes. If there were to be a dispute, it can either be settled
through legal mechanisms or the procedures which the communities
agreed to. There is an ongoing dispute about contributions. The
procedure which was invoked is the one which one of the communities agreed to.
A person leading a community does not call in a lawyer if there is a
dispute about a code of conduct. A lawyer was called in for the
dispute mentioned above. I assume that the person taking the
decision was of the view that self-protection would be useful instead
of being able to do the right thing.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
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