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Oh good, another open-source tutorial that over emphasises the need for Codes I’d Conduct. Note that in this article, having a CoC comes before a howto on tech
by legostormtroopr 9y ago
Oh good, another open-source tutorial that over emphasises the need for Codes I’d Conduct.
Note that in this article, having a CoC comes before a howto on technical contributions or before writing code itself.
Can anyone explain to me what happened circa 2015 that forced every open source code base to require these silly, poorly thought out and rarely fairly endorsed social contracts?
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- rwbcxrz 9y agoTo answer your question, probably Gamergate. In an article about maintaining an open source project, it seems to me like covering contribution guidelines (which I would consider a CoC to be part of) is pretty important. In my experience, many projects maintain codes of conduct not because they've had frequent problems, but as a statement that the maintainers welcome contributors from all backgrounds, skill/experience levels, etc., and that they won't tolerate behavior that alienates others. Regardless, every project has some sort of CoC, even if it is never explicitly stated. Putting it in writing makes it clear to everyone (including the maintainers), and that seems like a good thing to me.
- bhhaskin 9y agoI agree the whole thing is just plain silly. I don't need a CoC to be a decent human being. I am an adult and don't need a code of conduct on how to behave.