[Development] QUIP 12: Code of Conduct

[André Pönitz]

On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 02:25:20PM +0000, Ulf Hermann wrote:
> > But then you make a statement in your post script that demonstrates
> > exactly what I'm talking about.  You stated  "some emails in this
> > thread sadly make me see part of the project in a different light. I
> > fear I'm not the only one."? Would you say the project has created
> > fear in you and this has somehow "harmed" the project in some way?
> > Who were these people that changed your mind? We need to identify
> > these people and ban them because they are not casting the widest
> > inclusive and protective audience and anything less than that is
> > harm... Let the witch hunt begin... right?
> 
> All the proposals for codes of conduct that I have seen so far mention 
> banning only as a last resort and have several less drastic measures 
> that should be applied before.

That's exactly the way the Project has operated before, without the
suggested burocratic overhead and without giving some committee 
super-powers ranking over all other mechanisms in the project.

Sure, each time when action has to be taken on IRC or by mailing
list moderation, people taking that decision feel somewhat uneasy,
lest they be accused of censorship or similar. But that is *good*,
as it makes people exercise any extra powers very consciously.

> Also, the point of having a neutral third 
> party decide on the issue, rather than people directly involved in the 
> conflict should result in that third party deciding on the measurements 
> to be taken, not any victims of harassment, harm, or whatever.

Currently the Qt Project defines itself as "meritocratic,
consensus-based community interested in Qt".

After the suggested I fail to see how it can be called either.

Andre'