[Development] QUIP 12: Code of Conduct

[Thiago Macieira]

On Friday, 26 October 2018 11:40:14 PDT NIkolai Marchenko wrote:
> I have to disagree. As I see it: she has spent considerable amount of time
> drafting the exact text to allow her to bully projects.
> Have you spent as much time analyzing all of the potential pitfalls she may
> or may not have inserted into this document?

I have read the text assuming it was written and adopted in good faith, which 
is also how the people in the Linux kernel's TAB as well as whomever we 
empower in the Qt Project would. That's why the decisions are left to humans, 
not a script.

> She's a malicious person and not second guessign her Code is a mistake.

Let's assume for the sake of the argument that the text was written with ill-
intent and let's ignore the taint that it would cause us just by adopting it: 
what's the worst that could happen? The interpretation of the CoC is left to 
the community that *is* part of the project, not the text's author.

I believe the worst that could happen is an argument on the original spirit of 
the text versus our interpretation of it. But the Qt Project makes the 
decision, not the original author, so our opinion of what it is meant to say 
has more weight.

So I don't think this is a danger.

> Yes, indeed, is the text good? This has to be analyzed: in depth. And I
> would still probably avoid using hers.

And personally I'm leaning in favour of KDE's.

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