[ruby-core:73425] Re: [Ruby trunk - Misc #12004] Code of Conduct

I=E2=80=99m sorry, but this, like the code of merit, is merely a derailing =
tactic.
People have been pushing the myth of meritocracy in OSS for years, but *it
just isn=E2=80=99t so*. Ignore the fact that meritocracy as a term [was coi=
ned in
1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy) in a satirical work
condemning the concept, if you must, but consider the following articles
which talk about the problems with=E2=80=94and some offer solutions to=E2=
=80=94the problems
with assuming that =E2=80=9CMerit=E2=80=9D is an appropriate measure:

* [Is Tech a Meritocracy](http://istechameritocracy.com)=E2=80=94this has a=
 lot of
links to more stories.
* [Open Source Projects and the Meritocracy Myth](
http://www.datamation.com/osrc/article.php/3850561/Open-Source-Projects-and=
-the-Meritocracy-Myth.htm)
and [Open Source Meritocracy is More than a Joke](
http://www.datamation.com/open-source/open-source-meritocracy-is-more-than-=
a-joke.html
).
* [Building a Positive Meritocracy: It=E2=80=99s Harder than It Sounds](
https://opensource.com/business/10/8/building-positive-meritocracy-its-hard=
er-it-sounds
)
* [The Hidden Power Dynamics of Open Source](
https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/the-hidden-power-dynamics-of-open-sourc=
e
)
* [Diversity is a Crucial Component of Meritocracy](
https://opensource.com/business/14/10/interview-delisa-alexander-red-hat)
* [Making it Past the Lobby of the Meritocracy](
https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/making-it-past-the-lobby-of-the-meritoc=
racy
)
* [The Open Source Identity Crisis](
https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/the-open-source-identity-crisis)
* [The Dehumanizing Myth of the Meritocracy](
https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/the-dehumanizing-myth-of-the-meritocrac=
y
)
* [FLOSSPOLS, Sexism, and Why Meritocracy Really Isn=E2=80=99t](
http://blog.nerdchic.net/archives/134)
* [Questioning the Merit of Meritocracy](
http://geekfeminism.org/2009/11/29/questioning-the-merit-of-meritocracy/)

If you read these with an open mind, you will *perhaps* start to understand
why some folks, including myself, think that Codes of Conduct are more
positive than negative or dangerous. You don=E2=80=99t need to agree, but
understanding that we are coming from a place where we believe the myth of
meritocracy to be actively harmful will help.


On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 8:06 AM, <[e-mail]> wrote:

> Issue #12004 has been updated by Ruby Dino.
>
>
> I've found a good CoC everyone who isn't trying to push an agenda may fin=
d
> acceptable.
>
>
> https://github.com/amacgregor/Pragmatists-Code-of-Conduct/blob/master/Pra=
g-Code-of-Conduct.md
>
> The Pragmatists Code of Conduct
> 1.- Ideas considered equally and must stand on it's own merit and not the
> reputation of the proponent.
>
> 2.- This code of conduct only governs the technical process of the projec=
t.
>
> 3.- All comments, contributions and interactions are assumed in good fait=
h
> unless obvious evidence of contrary.
>
> 4.- While interacting with other project contributors in any of the
> official channels you are expected to show others civility and courtesy.
>
> 5.- The project creator and maintainers reserver the right to remove
> anyone that is deemed as acting on bad faith.
>
> 6.- This code of conduct is limited to only the official project spaces a=
s
> defined by the project creator/maintainers.
>
> 7.- The project creator has final say in every decision of the project,
> technical or otherwise, including overruling previous decisions. There ar=
e
> no limitations to this decisional power.
>
> 8.- We only care about your contributions to the project, personal
> identifiers, including but not limited to, gender, sexual preference,
> religion, nationality, political preference, race, ethnicity, age, body
> type or disabilities are not relevant to your contributions or to the
> discussion.
>
> ----------------------------------------
> Misc #12004: Code of Conduct
> https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/12004#change-56636
>
> * Author: Coraline Ada Ehmke
> * Status: Assigned
> * Priority: Normal
> * Assignee: Yukihiro Matsumoto
> ----------------------------------------
> I am the creator of the Contributor Covenant, a code of conduct for Open
> Source projects. At last count there are over 13,000 projects on Github
> that have adopted it. This past year saw adoption of Contributor Covenant
> by a lot of very large, very visible projects, including Rails, Github's
> Atom text editor, Angular JS, bundler, curl, diaspora, discourse, Eclipse=
,
> rspec, shoes, and rvm. The bundler team made code of conduct integration =
an
> option in the gem creation workflow, putting it on par with license
> selection. Many open source language communities have already adopted the
> code of conduct, including Elixir, Mono, the .NET foundation, F#, and
> Apple's Swift. RubyTogether also adopted a policy to only fund Ruby
> projects that had a solid code of conduct in place.
>
> Right now in the PHP community there is a healthy debate about adopting
> the Contributor Covenant. Since it came from and has been so widely adopt=
ed
> by the Ruby community at large, I think it's time that we consider adopti=
ng
> it for the core Ruby language as well.
>
> Our community prides itself on niceness. What a code of conduct does is
> define what we mean by nice. It states clearly that we value openness,
> courtesy, and compassion. That we care about and want contributions from
> people who may be different from us. That we pledge to respect all
> contributors regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, or oth=
er
> factors. And it makes it clear that we are prepared to follow through on
> these values with action when and if an incident arises.
>
> I'm asking that we join with the larger Ruby community in supporting the
> adoption of the Contributor Covenant for the Ruby language. I think that
> this will be an important step forward and will ensure the continued
> welcoming and supportive environment around Ruby. You can read the full
> text of the Contributor Covenant at
> http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/3/0/ and learn more at
> http://contributor-covenant.org/.
>
> Thanks for your consideration and I look forward to hearing your thoughts=
.
>
>
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