Re: [gentoo-dev] adding a code of conduct

[Mike Frysinger]

On Monday 03 April 2006 18:41, Stephen P. Becker wrote:
> Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > dont get me wrong, i hate documenting common sense as much as the next
> > sane guy, but it seems Gentoo has come to the point where this needs to
> > be done
> >
> > many thanks to the Ubuntu guys and to solar for doing the real work here:
> > http://dev.gentoo.org/~solar/xml/conduct.html
> >
> > i dont see how anyone can be against this (unless you're a terrorist!),
> > so this is on track to be integrated as-is into the dev handbook
> > Etiquette section
>
> I already happen to know a very large number of people are against this
> as worded, including myself.  If you don't believe me, simply look back
> at the thread discussing Ciaran's access revocation by infra.  Lots of
> people didn't like that very much.  Forcing the same bullshit into
> policy doesn't change the fact that it is wrong, it merely provides a
> way for infra to blow off criticism by saying "RTFM" in the future in
> case such an event happens again.
>
> The simple fact is, until devrel has decided somebody has done something
> wrong, such pre-emptive strikes against developers are wrong as far as I
> am concerned.

please consider the document without the last two paragraphs as they do not 
belong in it

devrel/infra interaction is covered/agreed upon elsewhere

my bad
-mike
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