Dear fellow geekos,
last week has seen various interactions on this list and elsewhere
that went against the words and the spirit of our guiding principles
(cf. https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Guiding_principles ).
What I saw was disappointing, discouraging and damaging to our
project and community.
At the same time I was very encouraged to see some of you step
in and moderate themselves and others. Thank you!
As a board we received several complaints, and working through
those and our own observations in our meeting yesterday we have
- issued a warning to some members;
- put some members under mailing list moderation for three months;
- agreed to share a general reminder to stay a bit more on topic
per the respective list chartas (cf.
https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Mailing_lists_subscription )
and that moderation of individuals will be considered if necessary.
We have not taken these steps lightheartedly and will continue to
work on any open issues.
I am looking forward to many more respectful, constructive and open
conversations around the forthcoming elections and otherwise. And
please never hesitate to reach out!
Thank you,
Gerald
--
Dr. Gerald Pfeifer