Re: [PATCH] Documentation/CoC: spell out enforcement for unacceptable behaviors

[Randy Dunlap]

Hi--

On 11/8/24 8:18 AM, Shuah Khan wrote:
> The Code of Conduct committee's goal first and foremost is to bring about
> change to ensure our community continues to foster respectful discussions.
> 
> In the interest of transparency, the CoC enforcement policy is formalized
> for unacceptable behaviors.
> 
> Update the Code of Conduct Interpretation document with the enforcement
> information.
> 
> Acked-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  .../code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst        | 52 +++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 52 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/process/code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst b/Documentation/process/code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst
> index 66b07f14714c..21dd1cd871d2 100644
> --- a/Documentation/process/code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/process/code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst
> @@ -156,3 +156,55 @@ overridden decisions including complete and identifiable voting details.
>  Because how we interpret and enforce the Code of Conduct will evolve over
>  time, this document will be updated when necessary to reflect any
>  changes.
> +
> +Enforcement for Unacceptable Behavior Code of Conduct Violations
> +----------------------------------------------------------------
> +
> +The Code of Conduct committee works to ensure that our community continues
> +to be inclusive and fosters diverse discussions and viewpoints, and works
> +to improve those characteristics over time. The Code of Conduct committee
> +takes measures to restore productive and respectful collaboration when an
> +unacceptable behavior has negatively impacted that relationship.
> +
> +Seek public apology for the violation
> +*************************************
> +

According to Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst, kernel documentation tries to
use "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~" for subsections (not "******************").

This is not enforced -- it's more of a guideline.

Thanks.

-- 
~Randy