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I think it's fine for anyone to have a go at revising the statement. We
have a diverse group available to review. If you want to proceed, please do.

There are no active discussions at the moment, at least not in public.

Roland



On 17 June 2016 at 08:19, Michael Krotscheck <krotscheck at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey everyone!
>
> I've reached out to Lauren and Cindy on this issue to offer my help but
> haven't gotten a response. Given the tricky nature of gender
> discrimination, I don't feel comfortable (as a white male) taking on this
> work without their guidance, as it is likely to negatively impact its
> legitimacy. I'm sensitive to that "Male Privilege swoop-in-and-take-over"
> thing, so I'll leave it in the capable hands of Lauren and Cindy.
>
> I support this effort and what it means for the community but started this
> discussion because it looked like this important work might be stalling,
> but maybe it's just that I don't know where to look for the next steps &
> how I can help. Could someone direct me to where I can follow along in
> the discussions and maybe participate when I'm able to find the time
> between my other projects? This is really important to the community and I
> don't want to lose track of what's going on here.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Michael Krotscheck
>
> On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 3:00 PM Matt Jarvis <matt.jarvis at datacentred.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> that's sad to hear Doug, 2 is definitely 2 too many. What do you think
>> the drivers are for that kind of behaviour - are there cultural elements
>> involved or is it just purely inappropriate behaviour in your experience ?
>>
>> On 6 May 2016 at 22:51, Doug Hellmann <doug at doughellmann.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Excerpts from Matt Jarvis's message of 2016-05-06 22:24:55 +0100:
>>> > I have to say that I've never seen any of that kind of behaviour in my
>>> time
>>> > in the community, which is not to say it might not be happening
>>> elsewhere.
>>> > As we become a global community though, with all our brilliant cultural
>>> > differences as human beings, it is probably a good idea to set the
>>> > acceptable parameters in terms of how we interact with each other.
>>>
>>> I'm personally aware of at least 2 episodes of harassment against women
>>> at our summit events. So, yes, this is a problem in our community.
>>>
>>> Thanks, Michael, for picking up the work to finish the CoC updates.
>>>
>>> Doug
>>>
>>> >
>>> > On 6 May 2016 at 22:02, Jonathan Proulx <jon at csail.mit.edu> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > Hi Michael,
>>> > >
>>> > > Good points.  We should probably reach out to the Diversity Working
>>> > > Group for their input https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Diversity
>>> > >
>>> > > I'm not particularly familiar with other organization's codes of
>>> > > conduct or more importantly how they have worked in practice.
>>> > >
>>> > > Do you have any suggestions for models to emulate (or avoid)?
>>> > >
>>> > > -Jon
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > On Fri, May 06, 2016 at 08:47:20PM +0000, Michael Krotscheck wrote:
>>> > > :Hello everyone-
>>> > > :
>>> > > :OpenStack's Code of Conduct does not have an explicit discrimination
>>> > > :clause, nor does it have any mention of what constitutes harassment.
>>> > > :
>>> > > :https://www.openstack.org/legal/community-code-of-conduct/
>>> > > :
>>> > > :There've been quite a few flashpoints recently, where individuals
>>> acting
>>> > > :inside of other open source communities have engaged in allegedly
>>> racist,
>>> > > :sexist, and other discriminatory behavior, to the detriment and
>>> loss of
>>> > > :their peer contributors. I personally feel that it is only a matter
>>> of
>>> > > time
>>> > > :before something similar happens inside of our community (if it
>>> hasn't
>>> > > :already), and I strongly believe we should decide how we, as a
>>> community,
>>> > > :should react should something like this happen, before it actually
>>> does.
>>> > > :
>>> > > :I've spoken to a member of the Board of Directors, and their
>>> > > recommendation
>>> > > :was that the user committee take on this task, and make a
>>> recommendation
>>> > > to
>>> > > :the Board and the Foundation.
>>> > > :
>>> > > :My personal opinion is that a zero-tolerance policy may not be
>>> effective,
>>> > > :as it provides little opportunity for correction, education, and
>>> > > :redemption. Even so, a policy that does not have teeth will be
>>> little more
>>> > > :than lip service.
>>> > > :
>>> > > :Michael Krotscheck
>>> > >
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