Board statement on the Code of Conduct.
Let me confirm that all board members unanimously agree that the Code of Conduct applies uniformly across all openSUSE community spaces and platforms including mailing lists, forums, IRC and others. Additionally we believe it applies to all individuals contributing to or representing the community, including any instances where a member is choosing to use an @opensuse.org email address, IRC Cloak or any other mention of a relationship to openSUSE in there communication. Simon Lees (on behalf of the board) -- Simon Lees (Simotek) http://simotek.net Emergency Update Team keybase.io/simotek SUSE Linux Adelaide Australia, UTC+10:30 GPG Fingerprint: 5B87 DB9D 88DC F606 E489 CEC5 0922 C246 02F0 014B
Hello, On 2024-04-25 00:53, Simon Lees wrote:
Let me confirm that all board members unanimously agree that the Code of Conduct applies uniformly across all openSUSE community spaces and platforms including mailing lists, forums, IRC and others.
Additionally we believe it applies to all individuals contributing to or representing the community, including any instances where a member is choosing to use an @opensuse.org email address, IRC Cloak or any other mention of a relationship to openSUSE in there communication.
Thank you. May I add that while in most communities such moderation or enforcement happens every once in a while, it is not usually the best use of everyone's energy and focus. Also it leaves a bad aftertaste just reading the subjects. Let us remind yourselves of our guiding principles [1] which predate the CoC by some 14 years [2] They are descriptive rather than prescriptive. In fact, I believe that in every place we post the CoC and ask if they have been violated, we should post the guiding principles just as prominently ask ask ourselves how whatever we are doing is standing in their way. If demonstrated constantly, we'll be getting so much exiting things done that such disturbances turn into the side-shows that they probably should be, with a community that is able to buffer, absorb, tolerate, self-correct, and not care much about the rest. [1] https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Guiding_principles [2] https://news.opensuse.org/2007/11/08/opensuse-guiding-principles-take-effect... Andreas
-------- Original Message -------- On 30 Apr 2024, 12:31 am, Andreas Stieger < Andreas.Stieger@gmx.de> wrote: Hello, On 2024-04-25 00:53, Simon Lees wrote: > Let me confirm that all board members unanimously agree that the Code > of Conduct applies uniformly across all openSUSE community spaces and > platforms including mailing lists, forums, IRC and others. > > Additionally we believe it applies to all individuals contributing to > or representing the community, including any instances where a member > is choosing to use an @opensuse.org email address, IRC Cloak or any > other mention of a relationship to openSUSE in there communication. Thank you. May I add that while in most communities such moderation or enforcement happens every once in a while, it is not usually the best use of everyone's energy and focus. Also it leaves a bad aftertaste just reading the subjects. Let us remind yourselves of our guiding principles [1] which predate the CoC by some 14 years [2] They are descriptive rather than prescriptive. In fact, I believe that in every place we post the CoC and ask if they have been violated, we should post the guiding principles just as prominently ask ask ourselves how whatever we are doing is standing in their way. If demonstrated constantly, we'll be getting so much exiting things done that such disturbances turn into the side-shows that they probably should be, with a community that is able to buffer, absorb, tolerate, self-correct, and not care much about the rest. [1] https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Guiding_principles [2] https://news.opensuse.org/2007/11/08/opensuse-guiding-principles-take-effect... Andreas You made so many assumptions in one mail, being so confident of your assumed knowledge of the ins-and-outs of the daily life of the various communication platforms that for a second I thought you're an openSUSE Board member.. -- A.
Gesendet: Montag, 29. April 2024 um 19:47 Uhr
Von: "Attila Pinter"
On 2024-04-30 10:34, Sarah Julia Kriesch wrote:
You made so many assumptions in one mail, being so confident of your assumed knowledge of the ins-and-outs of the daily life of the various communication platforms that for a second I thought you're an openSUSE Board member..
-- A.
I want to nominate Andreas Stieger for the free position in the openSUSE Board.
Best regards, Sarah
It is less than 4 months since the last Board election Based on past precedent I'd expect the Board is actively investigating appointing a temporary Board member based on the candidates and results of the recent election
On Tue 2024-04-30, Richard Brown wrote:
On 2024-04-30 10:34, Sarah Julia Kriesch wrote:
I want to nominate Andreas Stieger for the free position in the openSUSE Board. It is less than 4 months since the last Board election
Based on past precedent I'd expect the Board is actively investigating appointing a temporary Board member based on the candidates and results of the recent election
This is a fair expectation, yes. :-)
Richard probably is one of three, four people on this planet who know our
election rules best; for anyone interested here are some relevant bits:
"The sitting board is allowed to appoint new members to fill a board
vacancy caused by one of the following conditions: 1) resignation of a
Board member or 2) the removal of a Board member, or 3) a Board member
being unable to perform their duties, or 4) as part of elections if not
enough people are elected."
"Instead of opting to appoint more than one board member, the board may
opt to call for new board elections for the vacant seats. These board
members will then be elected for the current election period and the
next period – thus until 31st of December of the next year."
"A member of the board may resign their current position by giving
written notice to the chairperson. The board should appoint a new
board member or call elections to fill the vacancy."
Gerald
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Dr. Gerald Pfeifer
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Simon Lees