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Why? Edit: you edited that comment from a single line since I posted this. To elaborate: I think that codes of conduct can be very very useful, especially in

Why? Edit: you edited that comment from a single line since I posted this. To elaborate: I think that codes of conduct can be very very useful, especially in resolving disputes or setting community standards. I don't think it's driven out of distrust. High profile harassment on GitHub is not good for GitHub, or the open source community as a whole.

return0 11y ago
So is github trying to become the defacto community leader of all open source software? I was under the impression there are many different teams in there that had different standards. Does open source even need a universal nanny? Isnt the idea of free software completely opposite to this? It would make sense if github did this in response to persistent issues with the community, but by doing it pre-emptively it seems like they have ambitions to become some kind of worldwide coordinator.
- johnny22 11y ago
  an opt-in code of conduct per project doesn't seem to be universal nannying
  - return0 11y ago
    Oops i didn't know it was opt-in. Although with github recommending it it will become the defacto code, and it's likely to be mandatory a few years down the road.