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Hi Michael,

Yes, the diversity committee had also proposed some changes to the code of conduct, but the progress stalled out a few months ago. Cindy Pallares put quite a bit of effort into it the end of last year, using the Django community code of conduct as an example, and you can see her work here: https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/CoC

I think some of the changes you are suggesting might be reflected in the code of conduct we developed specifically for the Summits (more examples of offending behaviors, explanation around potential penalties and a clear path to report any issues):
https://www.openstack.org/summit/austin-2016/code-of-conduct/

If you (or any other interested community members) have the time, I think the diversity committee would welcome your help updating the community code of conduct. The next steps are to finalize any updates or changes, socialize it with the broader community for feedback (most likely the Foundation and diversity committee mailing lists) and then propose any substantial changes to the Board for approval (since the code of conduct is referenced in the bylaws). We talked about it briefly during a BoD meeting earlier this year, so the Board is expecting that proposed changes might be coming their way.

Thanks,
Lauren


> On May 6, 2016, at 4:02 PM, 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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