Re: Initial draft for our "Code of Ethics and Conduct"

Does it cover not using ridiculous reasons to bag a certain competing open
source database? :P

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Clift" <justin@postgresql.org>
To: "PostgreSQL Advocacy and Marketing Mailing List"
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Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 11:27 PM
Subject: [pgsql-advocacy] Initial draft for our "Code of Ethics and Conduct"


> Hi all,
>
> This is the first draft of a "Code of Ethics and Conduct" document for
> us.  It includes bits about our Mission and similar, and is based on the
> draft document for another Open Source Software group.
>
> Not sure what people think, but my hope is that it'll give us a good
> basis for making future decisions upon, in a transparent and predictable
> manner.
>
> What needs to be added, altered, changed, etc?
>
> :-)
>
> Regards and best wishes,
>
> Justin Clift
>
>
> *********************
>
>
> PostgreSQL Advocacy and Marketing Team Code of Ethics and Conduct
> Draft Document Revision 0.01
>
>
> *These ethics and principles are submitted for consideration as a
> starting point for discussion purposes - to help advance the standards
> and practices of the PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team.
>
> Membership in the PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team is a privilege and
> responsibility, not a right or entitlement.  The PGDG Advocacy and
> Marketing Team's purpose is to advance, promote and represent best
> practises in all its efforts, actions and associations.
>
> Members of the PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team are committed to follow
> and promote the principles, practices, and ethics defined in the
> following Code of Ethics and Conduct.  Members who knowingly violate the
> Code of Conduct will be subject to sensure, suspension, expulsion or
> other action determined appropriate by a Peer Review Panel.  Any
> judgement of the Peer Review Panel will take effect immediately and may
> only be appealed at the request of a majority of the registered
Membership.
>
>
> *PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team's Vision*
>
> To bring PostgreSQL to the forefront of the Open Source Database
> industry, serving and protecting the best interests of the PostgreSQL
> Community, its individual members and contributors.
>
>
> *PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team Mission*
>
> To find, embrace, promote and disseminate best practices in all actions
> related to the use and advancement of PostgreSQL.
>
>
> *PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team Code of Conduct*
>
> PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team members will act with integrity,
> fairness, and responsibility whenever their actions relate to the
> interests of Free/Libre Open Source Software Communities and its
> individual members and contributors.
>
> PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team members actions should ensure that all
> members and contributors in the Free/Libre Open Source Software
> Communities can work diligently together in advancing the best interests
> of all.
>
> PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team members will provide aid or referral to
> all those who seek to develop and improve the quality and competency in
> their PostgreSQL capabilities.
>
> PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team members will adhere to the highest
> standards of professional conduct in their Free/Libre Open Source
> Software activities, ensuring always that those efforts result in
> unequivocal informed consent based on providing full disclose, due
> diligence and duty of care.
>
>
> *Members Privileges and Responsibilities*
>
> PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team members commit themselves, in their
> not-for-profit, personal and commercial endeavours, to the promotion and
> advancement of PostgreSQL by participating and contributing to the
> PostgreSQL Body of Knowledge through the following behaviours in all
> their actions:
>
>   - Advancing New and Better Performance based Learning Initiatives
>
>   - Mentoring at least one new member annually
>
>   - Sponsoring new members entering the Community
>
>   - Demonstrating Rigour in all Research and Reporting
>
>   - Promote and preserve public trust and confidence
>
>   - Improve security and safety for all
>
>   - Actively discourage negative or destructive behaviours
>
>   - Tell only and all the truth
>
>   - Give freely to the PostgreSQL Community
>
>   - Take only what is freely given
>
>   - Choose the right way over the easy way
>
>   - Equally respect all others
>
>   - Accept those who disagree with you
>
>   - Resolve conflicts based on these principles and the good of the
> PostgreSQL Community
>
>   - Abide by the laws and the regulations of the juristiction
>
>   - Avoid or declare openly all personal conflicts of interest, or the
> appearance that a conflict may exist
>
>   - Choose PostgreSQL solutions whenever those meet the needs of the users
>
>   - Respect and accept the Intellectual Property, Ownership and
> Licensing requirements of all software used
>
>   - Never condone or accept, through action or inaction, the illegal or
> unprincipled practices of others in relation to PostgreSQL and/or the
> PostgreSQL Community
>
>
> *********************
>
>
>
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