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Hello there, Lauren-

Thanks for the update! I'll have a chat with my boss next week to see if I
can carve some time out to drive this process. If I can't, I'll see if I
can track someone else down who'd be willing to take this on; It's too
important to allow it to fizzle.

Michael

On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 2:15 PM Lauren Sell <lauren at openstack.org> wrote:

> 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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