Examples of where it's done right [LWN.net]

Examples of where it's done right

Posted Oct 5, 2015 15:57 UTC (Mon) by troy.unrau (guest, #73654)
In reply to: Examples of where it's done right by epa
Parent article: Sharp: Closing a door

It's been a while since I was actively contributing, but in my experience: KDE. They actively work to extend their community to the wider world and be inclusive of all of its diversity. This extends both towards the relevant gender and sexuality conversations, but also to economic or social circumstances.

The KDE e.V. (the nonprofit body) has spent a lot of time and effort promoting these values, however membership in the e.V. is ultimately made up of contributors to KDE, so it reflects the will of the membership.

From their Code of Conduct https://www.kde.org/code-of-conduct/

> In order for the KDE community to stay healthy its members must feel comfortable and accepted. Treating one another with respect is absolutely necessary for this. In a disagreement, in the first instance assume that people mean well.

> We do not tolerate personal attacks, racism, sexism or any other form of discrimination. Disagreement is inevitable, from time to time, but respect for the views of others will go a long way to winning respect for your own view. Respecting other people, their work, their contributions and assuming well-meaning motivation will make community members feel comfortable and safe and will result in motivation and productivity.

Looking back, the thing I miss the most about KDE is the community. I don't think that people who have left kernel development would say the same.

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Examples of where it's done right

Posted Oct 5, 2015 18:27 UTC (Mon) by einar (guest, #98134) [Link]

> It's been a while since I was actively contributing, but in my experience: KDE.

As a current contributor, I don't know. I don't claim I can read other people's minds, so this is just "anecdata", but there are a few occasions where my line of thinking doesn't align with the one of other KDE contributors, but I prefer to stay quiet rather than just comment, because on the Internet (and outside of it, unfortunately), people are getting quite rabid if you mention issues that are dear to them.

Examples of where it's done right

Posted Oct 6, 2015 11:28 UTC (Tue) by aleXXX (subscriber, #2742) [Link]

Same here, KDE is usually very friendly and welcoming.

The harsh tone of the kernel list would not be accepted uncommented there.

Examples of where it's done right

Posted Oct 6, 2015 21:48 UTC (Tue) by dakas (guest, #88146) [Link]

It's been a while since I was actively contributing, but in my experience: KDE.

Well, this Qt talk is in German but the speaker spends an inordinate amount of time trash-talking women, in particular his girlfriend.