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aatxe / irc

the irc crate – usable, async IRC for Rust
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Remove Contributor Covenant #108

Closed JohnMH closed 6 years ago

JohnMH commented 6 years ago

The Contributor Convenant is harmful in general to Free (Libre)/Open Source projects, especially as the document itself is far-reaching, and has in the past been used to 'out' a contributor who posted content the creators of the Contributor Convenant disagreed with on a personal account, unrelated to the project in question.

Instead, just use your own judgement to gauge whether or not something is welcome in your project, and if you have trouble with somebody act as you desire to handle it.

retep998 commented 6 years ago

Having a code of conduct only serves to codify how the maintainer of the project would moderate their community regardless. The presence of a code of conduct does not have any effect on whether a potentially malicious moderator can target a person that they disagree with, but it does ensure that people are aware the community has a certain standard for behavior which they ought to uphold.

aatxe commented 6 years ago

I am comfortable with the code of conduct as it is suggestive of how my own judgment will be applied, and explicitly states the unwelcomeness of harassment in this space.

TheMightyBuzzard commented 6 years ago

Wasn't aware you used the Contributor Covenant. Sorry but I won't be contributing anymore. I dislike politics in my OSS.

JohnMH commented 6 years ago

@TheMightyBuzzard That is actually a great point as well, which I didn't think would matter. Software is about code, not ideology.

retep998 commented 6 years ago

Is codifying the fact that you shouldn't harass other people really an ideological or political matter?

TheMightyBuzzard commented 6 years ago

@retep998 I don't mind having a code of conduct something along the lines of "Don't be a douchebag" but the CC is extremely political.

aatxe commented 6 years ago

It is the view of this project's maintainers that enforcing a community free of harassment is of the utmost importance, and your view that that is political will not change it.