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From:   Rainer Fiebig <jrf@mailbox.org>
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Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [PATCH 1/2] code-of-conduct: Fix the ambiguity about collecting email addresses
Date:   Tue, 09 Oct 2018 20:29:24 +0200
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Am Montag, 8. Oktober 2018, 08:20:44 schrieb Josh Triplett:
> 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.  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.
> 
> 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.)
> 

The Code of Conflict has 28 lines, including the heading. 
The Code of Conduct has 81 lines, including the heading. And it needs a FAQ. Hm.

Here's a one-line Code of Conduct from Kant:
"Act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law."[1]

Put another way: 
Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you.

Simple beats complex. No FAQ necessary, imo.


Regards!


Rainer Fiebig


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant

-- 
The truth always turns out to be simpler than you thought.
Richard Feynman