I for one definitely support the "concept" of a CoC; and the enforcement of it.
I also definitely agree with Yaron. He's not even arguing about the merits of a CoC. He's simply stating that the file doesn't belong in every single repo. I wholeheartedly agree with that position. He's also arguing (subsequent to point 1) that there was never a community decision to put the file everywhere. I think having it in every repo is clutter and counterproductive. Regardless of whether or not people pay attention to banners, footers, and other "messages" about policy, standards, or rules, you still have 'em. And they're not repeated in every single repository. I will assume that one major reason for GitHub placing it in every repo is for them to "CYA" when it comes to high stakes sexual harassment lawsuits. Now they'll make the case that it was "Posted No Trespassing" everywhere. I can imagine that WMF is doing the same. I can also (as a consultant) see how written policies which my clients see in my code could be construed as a possible LIABILITY or RISK on their part. They'll either want me to carry more indemnity insurance, or even be disinclined to do business with me. Not because they don't abide by the code of conduct, but because there's an explicit notice of some obligation that creates liability. I say take the file out of every repo. WMF has clearly stated it's policy of having a CoC. Advertise it in the UI of the technical spaces, not the file repositories. ~ Greg Greg Rundlett https://eQuality-Tech.com https://freephile.org On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 1:41 PM, Chris Koerner <nob...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, thanks gents for the replies. It looks like I was wrong in > assuming we were on the same page. > > I lack the emotional energy to keep up with this discussion for now. I > appreciate Yaron taking the time to be open to my questions and > conversations. I hope you can figure it all out. Have a good weekend. > > Yours, > Chris Koerner > clkoerner.com > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
