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

[Mauro Carvalho Chehab]

Em Mon, 08 Oct 2018 08:30:20 -0700
James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escreveu:

> On Mon, 2018-10-08 at 08:20 -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:
> > On Sat, Oct 06, 2018 at 02:36:39PM -0700, James Bottomley wrote:  
> > > The current code of conduct has an ambiguity in the it considers
> > > publishing private information such as email addresses unacceptable
> > > behaviour.ÂÂSince 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.  
> > 
> > Upstream has now adopted a FAQ, which addresses this and many other
> > questions. See https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq .
> > 
> > Might I suggest adding that link to the bottom of the document,
> > instead? (And then, optionally, submitting entries for that FAQ.)  
> 
> We can debate that as part of everything else, but my personal opinion
> would be we should never point to an outside document under someone
> else's control for guidance as to how our community would enforce its
> own code of conduct.

Fully agreed on that. The same argument that we use for GPL 2 only
applies here: we should stick with an specific version of this it, in
a way that we won't be automatically bound to whatever new version
of it would say.

Btw, the term "social contract" is there at the FAQ. At least in
Brazil, as far as I can tell, there's no distinction of a "social
contract" and a "contract". From what I understand, both will have
equal legal value.

Thanks,
Mauro