Re: [directory-discuss] Worth tracking Codes of Conduct on FSD?

[David Seaward]

Ah, an example of a "boilerplate" code of conduct:

http://contributor-covenant.org

On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 4:17 PM, David Seaward <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was wondering if it would be worth adding an (optional) "Code of
> Conduct" field to FSD entries. This would track explicit or inherited
> codes of conduct on software projects. Although not directly related
> to software freedom, my understanding is that these human codes
> actively encourage participation in free software projects, and
> actively prevent exclusion on a social level. Also, I don't think any
> other software directory tracks them :)
>
> I think that there are three categories and one non-example here:
>
> * explicit codes of conduct on a web page or in a software repo,
> unique to the project; for example, Django:
> https://www.djangoproject.com/conduct/
>
> * codes of conduct inherited from the host of the software forge; for
> example, projects hosted on Launchpad must abide by the Ubuntu Code of
> Conduct 2.0, but I'm fuzzy on the details on when this
> required/inherited:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SigningCodeofConduct
>
> * projects using "boilerplate" codes of conduct -- I found one recently
> but can't find it again right now :P
>
> * a non-category is things named "code of conduct" that aren't, like
> Atom / GitHub's terms of service, which doesn't cover how you treat
> other collaborators - https://atom.io/terms#5-github-code-of-conduct
>
> I don't know what format would be appropriate (just a hyperlink, or link
> and text, etc). I would hope that such inclusion would inspire wider
> adoption of codes of conduct, greater participation in free software,
> and more contributors to the FSD (e.g. the Ada Initiative seems to
> focus on codes of conduct for events, but might give a shout out to
> encourage participants to fill out the field on FSD).
>
> Hope this is useful,
> David
>
> P.S. I won't be able to contribute more to the discussion since I've
> recently returned to varsity to study further and am super busy.
> Apologies in advance, but I hope the idea is interesting :)