Re: Debian's Code of Conduct, and our technical excellence

From	Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.project
Subject	Re: Debian's Code of Conduct, and our technical excellence
Date	2018-12-30 15:30 +0100
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On 12/29/18 6:51 PM, Martin Steigerwald wrote:

> Hello Roberto.
>
> Roberto C. Sánchez - 29.12.18, 18:12:
>> Suppose for a moment that a project member [… hypothetical case …]
> […]
>> The reason I use the above example is because it is a difficult case
>> to handle.  The cases where harm is clearly intended are
>> comparitavely very easy to deal with.  Those in which harm may or may
>> not have been intended but in which harm may be perceived are more
>> challenging.
> I wonder about what the point would be to discuss hypothetical cases
> like the one you mentioned.
>
> If there have been practical issues with the handling of code of
> conduct, the behavior of the anti harassment team or the Debian account
> manager team… as there appears to be from what I gathered from what I
> read in recent threads about that, then by all means it is good to find a
> solution.
>
> But I see no point in discussing difficult, completely made up
> hypothetical cases.

Policy making is a world of hypotheticals.  When writing rules, or 
mission plans - one always tries to think through possible scenarios, 
prepare for the worst, try to avoid unintended consequences.  Military 
folks run war games.  Lawyers hold mock trials.  Things STILL go wrong, 
but without applying foresight, one is guaranteed disaster.

Miles Fidelman





> -- 
> In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
> In practice, there is.  .... Yogi Berra

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Debian's Code of Conduct, and our technical excellence Matthew Vernon <matthew@debian.org> - 2018-12-29 17:50 +0100
  Re: Debian's Code of Conduct, and our technical excellence Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-12-29 18:20 +0100
    Re: Debian's Code of Conduct, and our technical excellence Martin Steigerwald <martin@lichtvoll.de> - 2018-12-30 01:00 +0100
      Re: Debian's Code of Conduct, and our technical excellence Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-12-30 04:10 +0100
        Re: Debian's Code of Conduct, and our technical excellence Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2018-12-30 18:20 +0100
      Re: Debian's Code of Conduct, and our technical excellence Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2018-12-30 15:30 +0100
  Re: Debian's Code of Conduct, and our technical excellence Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> - 2018-12-31 02:40 +0100
  Re: Debian's Code of Conduct, and our technical excellence Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de> - 2018-12-31 22:10 +0100

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