Re: Code of Conduct plan

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Geoff Winkless <pgsqladmin(at)geoff(dot)dj>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Code of Conduct plan
Date: 2018-06-05 00:36:18
Message-ID: 9e3b3aaf-39e0-23dd-a35c-0d172968816e@commandprompt.com
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On 06/04/2018 05:18 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
> Geoff Winkless <pgsqladmin(at)geoff(dot)dj> writes:
>> If we're going to move on from that (as I assume), as to the content
>> of the CoC itself, can I echo others' comments that
>
>>> engaging in behavior that may bring the PostgreSQL project into disrepute,
>
>> is far too open to interpretation.
>
> Yeah, it's fuzzy, but as Steve Atkins notes downthread, black and white
> is hard to get to in this game. I do not think dropping the provision
> altogether would be a good thing, nor would lawyering it to death be an
> improvement. We're better off applying Justice Stewart's "I know it
> when I see it" approach.
>

Yeah, I think we have to be careful to not overdue this. We need to come
at this with, "Everyone has the best intentions" else it is just going
to fail.

JD

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