<div dir="ltr">I think this is the right thing, I think it's positive, That of being the spirit<div><br></div><div>Mario Mora<br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2017-12-01 0:25 GMT-03:00 Clifford Snow <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:clifford@snowandsnow.us" target="_blank">clifford@snowandsnow.us</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><span id="m_-4665011469806977423gmail-docs-internal-guid-12dcfc83-1017-fea9-1b18-c72d32cb1183"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OpenStreetMap is one of the few open source initiatives that operates its mailing lists without a formal Code of Conduct. Many [1] of the large open source projects have adopted a Code of Conduct for their mailing lists, forums and conferences. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Why would we want to have a formal standard for contact? OpenStreetMap longevity depends on our being able to attract and keep new mappers, developers and third party users. Good behavior means more people feel comfortable engaging in community discussions. Bad conduct not only drives people away but can lead to giving OSM a bad reputation. Our reputation is key to raising funds needed for operation and growth. The OSMF Board has a fiduciary responsibility to protect our project. Adopting and enforcing a Code of Conduct is a step in that direction.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Some examples of CoC guidelines are:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Be respectful</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Be friendly and patient</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Be civil and considerate</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><h4 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Be collaborative</font></span></h4></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(252,252,252);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Assume good intentions.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(252,252,252);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Respect time and attention</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(252,252,252);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Disclose potential conflicts</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(252,252,252);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><h4 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Take responsibility for our words and our actions</font></span></h4></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(252,252,252);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Be welcoming</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(252,252,252);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Be careful in the words that you choose</font></span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Discriminatory remarks based on stereotypes</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Violent threats or language directed against another person.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Discriminatory jokes and language.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Posting sexually explicit or violent material.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Posting (or threatening to post) other people's personally identifying information ("doxing").</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Personal insults, especially those using racist or sexist terms.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Unwelcome sexual attention.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Repeated harassment of others. In general, if someone asks you to stop, then stop.</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Deliberately spreading FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt)</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior.</font></span></p></li></ul></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Adopting a CoC is just one step in the process. If we only post the CoC when members sign up on a mailing list or attend our conferences, nothing will change. Instead the Board should:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Define the scope of the policy: may include mailing lists, conferences and other in person gatherings, forums, comments on changesets, IRC,</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Decide who is responsible for responding to reports of abuse</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Determine consequences for violating the CoC</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Provide appropriate avenues to report abuse</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Periodically remind members of our CoC</span></p></li></ul><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">[1] Example of Codes of Conduct by Open Source organizations:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Linux Foundation - </span><a href="https://www.linuxfoundation.org/events/code-of-conduct/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.linuxfoundation.<wbr>org/events/code-of-conduct/</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ada Initiative - </span><a href="https://adainitiative.org/2014/02/18/howto-design-a-code-of-conduct-for-your-community/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://adainitiative.org/<wbr>2014/02/18/howto-design-a-<wbr>code-of-conduct-for-your-<wbr>community/</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Open Source Initiative - </span><a href="https://opensource.org/codeofconduct" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://opensource.org/<wbr>codeofconduct</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OSGEO - </span><a href="http://www.osgeo.org/code_of_conduct" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.osgeo.org/code_of_<wbr>conduct</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ubuntu - </span><a href="https://www.ubuntu.com/about/about-ubuntu/conduct" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.ubuntu.com/about/<wbr>about-ubuntu/conduct</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mailman - </span><a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/coc.html" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.gnu.org/software/<wbr>mailman/coc.html</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">HOTOSM - </span><a href="https://www.hotosm.org/hot_code_of_conduct" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.hotosm.org/hot_<wbr>code_of_conduct</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Django - </span><a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/conduct/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.djangoproject.com/<wbr>conduct/</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mozilla - </span><a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/participation/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/<wbr>about/governance/policies/<wbr>participation/</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rust - </span><a href="https://www.rust-lang.org/en-US/conduct.html" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.rust-lang.org/en-<wbr>US/conduct.html</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eclipes - </span><a href="https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/Community_Code_of_Conduct.php" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.eclipse.org/org/<wbr>documents/Community_Code_of_<wbr>Conduct.php</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fedora - </span><a href="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/fedora-project/project/code-of-conduct.html" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://docs.fedoraproject.<wbr>org/fedora-project/project/<wbr>code-of-conduct.html</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Climate CoLab (crowdsource climate change) - </span><a href="https://climatecolab.org/wiki/Community%20philosophy%20and%20policies" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://climatecolab.org/wiki/<wbr>Community%20philosophy%20and%<wbr>20policies</span></a></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Resources</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Defining and Developing an Effective Code of Conduct for Organizations - </span><a href="http://www.icaew.com/~/media/corporate/files/technical/ethics/defining%20and%20developing%20an%20effective%20code%20of%20conduct%20for%20organizations.ashx" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.icaew.com/~/media/<wbr>corporate/files/technical/<wbr>ethics/defining%20and%<wbr>20developing%20an%20effective%<wbr>20code%20of%20conduct%20for%<wbr>20organizations.ashx</span></a></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ada Initiative How to design a code of conduct for your community - </span><a href="https://adainitiative.org/2014/02/18/howto-design-a-code-of-conduct-for-your-community/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://adainitiative.org/<wbr>2014/02/18/howto-design-a-<wbr>code-of-conduct-for-your-<wbr>community/</span></a></p></li><li>The Geek Feminism CoC Evaluations- <a href="http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Code_of_conduct" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/<wbr>wiki/Code_of_conduct</span></a><br></li></ul></span><div><br></div><div>Respectively,</div><div>Clifford</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="m_-4665011469806977423gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>@osm_seattle<br></div><div><a href="http://osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us" target="_blank">osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us</a></div><div>OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch</div></div></div>
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