CentOS - Oct 2014 - Conduct on the CentOS List

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The recent anti-social content on the list including threats and
support of harassment needs to stop immediately. The CentOS Board
will work with the list admins to enforce moderation and if needed
removal and bans from the list should people continue this behaviour.
This is a large, diverse, and respected community and none of us
should need to tolerate any form of uncivilised behaviour, such as
harassment and threats.

The topic of harassment and online threats has been at the top of mind
lately, and in light of the conversation we would like to make it
clear that the CentOS Project is not a place for abuse or hostility.
There is no excuse for this behaviour, no matter what the intention.

Discouraging and banning anti-social behaviour in the CentOS Project
has been part of an ongoing effort for a while, and now we feel it's
time to come forward with a clear statement.

As with any open community, we have disagreements on technical
matters. It's part of the natural exchanges needed for a vibrant
community, but we must keep the discussions civil. Have consideration
and respect for other people.

The power of an open source project is in the community. If the
community gets broken, the project loses its fundamental
reason-for-being. Code alone does not make open source, and community
is made through people treating each other with respect.

* Do not make personal attacks
* Do not threaten people
* Do not harass people
* Do debate ideas on the merits of the idea alone
* Do help each other keep a civil tone while remaining civil
* Do treat others with respect

In your communication on CentOS Project forums such as IRC, mailing
lists, Web forums, or any other medium, we will not tolerate personal
attacks, threats, or harassment of any individual or group. We reserve
the right to moderate or ban anyone who violates our guidelines without
notice or discussion.

Thank you for your attention to this important matter.

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Karanbir Singh, CentOS Project Leader
on behalf of the CentOS Project Board
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I think? we were just threatened by the list owner.  

;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

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Nate Duehr
denverpilot at me.com


On Oct 9, 2014, at 17:06, Karanbir Singh <kbsingh at centos.org> wrote:
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> The recent anti-social content on the list including threats and
> support of harassment needs to stop immediately. The CentOS Board
> will work with the list admins to enforce moderation and if needed
> removal and bans from the list should people continue this behaviour.
> This is a large, diverse, and respected community and none of us
> should need to tolerate any form of uncivilised behaviour, such as
> harassment and threats.
> 
> The topic of harassment and online threats has been at the top of mind
> lately, and in light of the conversation we would like to make it
> clear that the CentOS Project is not a place for abuse or hostility.
> There is no excuse for this behaviour, no matter what the intention.
> 
> Discouraging and banning anti-social behaviour in the CentOS Project
> has been part of an ongoing effort for a while, and now we feel it's
> time to come forward with a clear statement.
> 
> As with any open community, we have disagreements on technical
> matters. It's part of the natural exchanges needed for a vibrant
> community, but we must keep the discussions civil. Have consideration
> and respect for other people.
> 
> The power of an open source project is in the community. If the
> community gets broken, the project loses its fundamental
> reason-for-being. Code alone does not make open source, and community
> is made through people treating each other with respect.
> 
> * Do not make personal attacks
> * Do not threaten people
> * Do not harass people
> * Do debate ideas on the merits of the idea alone
> * Do help each other keep a civil tone while remaining civil
> * Do treat others with respect
> 
> In your communication on CentOS Project forums such as IRC, mailing
> lists, Web forums, or any other medium, we will not tolerate personal
> attacks, threats, or harassment of any individual or group. We reserve
> the right to moderate or ban anyone who violates our guidelines without
> notice or discussion.
> 
> Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
> 
> - --
> Karanbir Singh, CentOS Project Leader
> on behalf of the CentOS Project Board
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On 10/9/14, Karanbir Singh <kbsingh at centos.org> wrote:
...
> The power of an open source project is in the community. If the
> community gets broken, the project loses its fundamental
> reason-for-being. Code alone does not make open source, and community
> is made through people treating each other with respect.
>
> * Do not make personal attacks
> * Do not threaten people
> * Do not harass people
> * Do debate ideas on the merits of the idea alone
> * Do help each other keep a civil tone while remaining civil
> * Do treat others with respect
This can be considered the social behavior part of CentOS Project
corporate identity. It is an essential part of what the CentOS Project
is. It should be respected, supported and reinforced in all
environments and directions. It is a source of education for all us,
worth to accept and follow with humbleness.

Thanks for pointing this out.

Best Regards,
al.