Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [PATCH 1/2] code-of-conduct: Fix the ambiguity about collecting email addresses

From: Shuah Khan
Date: Sun Oct 07 2018 - 11:25:28 EST


Hi James,

Thanks for the patch.

On 10/07/2018 02:25 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi James,
>
> Thanks for your patch!
>
> On Sat, Oct 6, 2018 at 11:36 PM James Bottomley
> <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> From 4a614e9440148894207bef5bf69e74071baceb3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>> From: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2018 14:21:56 -0700
>> Subject: [PATCH 1/2] code-of-conduct: Fix the ambiguity about collecting email
>> addresses
>>
>> The current code of conduct has an ambiguity in the it considers publishing
>
> that
>
>> private information such as email addresses unacceptable behaviour. Since
>> the Linux kernel collects and publishes email addresses as part of the patch
>> process, add an exception clause for email addresses ordinarily collected by
>> the project to correct this ambiguity.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Fixes: 8a104f8b5867c682 ("Code of Conduct: Let's revamp it.")
>
> Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>

Acked-by: Shuah Khan <shuah@xxxxxxxxxx>

>> --- a/Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
>> +++ b/Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
>> @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:
>> * Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
>> * Public or private harassment
>> * Publishing othersâ private information, such as a physical or electronic
>> - address, without explicit permission
>> + address not ordinarily collected by the project, without explicit permission
>> * Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a
>> professional setting
>

thanks,
-- Shuah