[Development] QUIP 12: Code of Conduct

[NIkolai Marchenko]

> 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.

Very simple.
Once someone like her tries to exploit the vulnerabilities community have
created by adopting this document,
the Qt project will likely shut them down with a simple "no, you are not
being reasonable".

But being unreasonable, this person will immediately blast Qt Community for
not adhering to code of conduct and doubts will arise both inside and
outside.
Depending on how persistent they are, it could become a full blown media
storm tarnishing the community's image.

This could all have been avoided by just not letting those people assume Qt
picked _their_ Code.
And whatever Qt Community thinks, they _will_ assume that it is their code
that has been picked and will hold Qt liable to that.



On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 12:13 AM Thiago Macieira <thiago.macieira at intel.com>
wrote:

> 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.
>
> --
> Thiago Macieira - thiago.macieira (AT) intel.com
>   Software Architect - Intel Open Source Technology Center
>
>
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