As I read through the draft two questions came to mind. The sad fact of the matter is that several (a limited few) of the "members" of the opensuse community participating with this project are rather foul-mouthed obnoxious barbarians. (not at all the friendly folks described in the Guiding Principles). I am finding it difficult to believe that the Novell corporation is tolerating the foul demeanor of those participants if in fact they are Novell employees. If they are not Novell employees, then why not moderate the language and attitudes of participants according to the Guiding Principles? I trust that this is one of the overall goals for the Guiding Principles. The second concern is that this document should contain a section which spells out the communication channels, netiquette, terms of use (and so forth), so that there is no ambiguity regarding operational protocol. This should also include proper forms of mutual respect including language, personal attack, name-calling and the like.
Netiquette and proper forms are valid points.
I realize that that level of detail probably goes "beyond" guiding principles;
Not entirly beyond the scope. The guiding principles address this issue in considerable length: ] We value respect for other persons and their contributions, for other ] opinions and beliefs. We listen to arguments and address problems in a ] constructive and open way. We believe that a diverse community based on ] mutual respect is the base for a creative and productive environment ] enabling the project to be truly successfull. We don't tolerate social ] discrimination and aim at creating an environment where people feel ] accepted and safe from offenses. I believe this to be adequate language. Barbarism (amongst others) need not be explicitly adressed here. cheers, Jw. -- o \ Juergen Weigert paint it green! __/ _=======.=======_ <V> | jw@suse.de wide open suse_/ _---|____________\/ \ | 0911 74053-508 (tm)__/ (____/ /\ (/) | __________________________/ _/ \_ vim:set sw=2 wm=8 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) "Oral agreements are worth about as much as the paper they are written on." --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org