Speaking as someone who's on the relevant mailing lists: this has been in development for quite a while now. It's just that now it's reached the point where bro

Speaking as someone who's on the relevant mailing lists: this has been in development for quite a while now. It's just that now it's reached the point where broader public feedback is solicited. And to be perfectly honest, there's an increasing amount of evidence that measures like adopting codes of conduct do have an effect on how friendly and welcoming a community is seen to be, and do have an effect of bringing in people whose contributions are absolutely worthwhile, but who likely would not have joined in previously.