Christophe Pettus <xof@thebuild.com> writes: > 2. I don't think that there is a country where someone being driven out of a technical community by harassment is an acceptable local value.
Yeah, this. People that I've known and respected, and who did not seem at all thin-skinned, have left this community because of harassment. We need to try to stop that, not because of "political correctness", but to ensure that our community has a long-term future.
It's not a simple thing, and I don't envy the CoC committee's task. For instance, I hope we can all agree that sexual harassment is unacceptable --- but I can imagine that what one person thought was friendly banter was harassment to the other, particularly if different cultures are involved. The committee will likely have to sort out such situations and try to reconcile the two people without either starting a war or driving away either person. They may not always succeed. But not trying is not a better answer.
For what its worth, I am 100% in agreement with everything Tom just said here.
--
Best Wishes,
Chris Travers
Efficito: Hosted Accounting and ERP. Robust and Flexible. No vendor lock-in.