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GNOME ponders its code of conduct

GNOME ponders its code of conduct

Posted Dec 17, 2009 16:24 UTC (Thu) by ewan (subscriber, #5533)
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This is about signal-to-noise ratio, not about keeping secrets. It doesn't matter if someone leaks the discussion; in fact, we should always behave on -private as though it could and should happen.

It seems that (if one were necessary at all) a list that restricted posting to an invitation-only set of people, but allowed read-only subscriptions by anyone and had public archives, would solve the problem.


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GNOME ponders its code of conduct

Posted Dec 17, 2009 16:48 UTC (Thu) by me@jasonclinton.com (subscriber, #52701) [Link]

If that were true, democracies would televise "closed-door" legislative and treaty negotiations.

At this point it seems clear that this proposal isn't going to happen so those of us that have major controversial proposals coming up will just have to continue to go about having private email conversations in what will undoubtedly be called a "cabal" by those who were inadvertently left out.

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