On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 10:38:56AM +0200, Chris Travers wrote:
> > I really have to object to this addition:
> > "This Code is meant to cover all interaction between community members,
> > whether or not it takes place within postgresql.org infrastructure, so
> > long as there is not another Code of Conduct that takes precedence (such as
> > a conference's Code of Conduct)."
> >
> > That covers things like public twitter messages over live political
> > controversies which might not be personally directed. At least if one is
> > going to go that route, one ought to *also* include a safe harbor for
> > non-personally-directed discussions of philosophy, social issues, and
> > politics. Otherwise, I think this is asking for trouble. See, for
> > example, what happened with Opalgate and how this could be seen to
> > encourage use of this to silence political controversies unrelated to
> > PostgreSQL.
> >
>
> Suggestion instead:
>
> "Personally directed behavior is not automatically excluded from this code
> of conduct merely because it does not happen on the postgresql.org
> infrastructure. In the case where a dispute of such a nature occurs
> outside said infrastructure, if other parties are unable to act, this code
> of conduct may be considered where it is, on the balance, in the interest
> of the global community to do so."
>
> This preserves the ability to act, without basically providing the same
> invitation for problems.
Sounds pretty balanced to me.
Karsten
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