Ubuntu-OSE Code of Conduct - Revision history

Kavitha Swaminathan at 07:42, 15 July 2012

2012-07-15T07:42:48Z

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	'''When you are unsure, ask for help'''		'''When you are unsure, ask for help'''

	Nobody knows everything, and nobody is expected to be perfect in the OSE community		Nobody knows everything, and nobody is expected to be perfect in the OSE community. Asking
	~~(except of course the SABDFL [Self-Appointed Benevolent Dictator for Life])~~. Asking
	questions avoids many problems down the road, and so questions are encouraged. Those		questions avoids many problems down the road, and so questions are encouraged. Those
	who are asked should be responsive and helpful. However, when asking a question, care		who are asked should be responsive and helpful. However, when asking a question, care

Parker Bonnell at 20:08, 13 July 2012

2012-07-13T20:08:30Z

Parker Bonnell at 19:57, 13 July 2012

2012-07-13T19:57:26Z

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	These are OSE guidelines for basic conduct, based on a modification of the [[Ubuntu Code of Conduct]]:		These are OSE guidelines for basic conduct, based on slight modification of the [[Ubuntu Code of Conduct]]:

	'''Be considerate'''		'''Be considerate'''
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	'''Be respectful'''		'''Be respectful'''

	The ~~Ubuntu~~ community and its members treat one another with respect. Everyone can		The OSE community and its members treat one another with respect. Everyone can
	make a valuable contribution to ~~Ubuntu~~. We may not always agree, but disagreement is		make a valuable contribution to OSE. We may not always agree, but disagreement is
	no excuse for poor behavior and poor manners. We might all experience some frustration		no excuse for poor behavior and poor manners. We might all experience some frustration
	now and then, but we cannot allow that frustration to turn into a personal attack. It’s		now and then, but we cannot allow that frustration to turn into a personal attack. It’s

Marcin at 19:50, 12 July 2012

2012-07-12T19:50:34Z

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	Your work will be used by other people, and you in turn will depend on the work of others.		Your work will be used by other people, and you in turn will depend on the work of others.
	Any decision you make will affect users and colleagues, and we expect you to take those		Any decision you make will affect users and colleagues, and we expect you to take those
	consequences into account when making decisions. For example, ~~when we are in a feature~~		consequences into account when making decisions. For example, consider how your behavior
	~~freeze, please don’t upload dramatically new versions of critical system software, as other~~		will affect the .;..
	~~people~~ will ~~be testing~~ the ~~frozen system and will not be expecting big changes~~.

	'''Be respectful'''		'''Be respectful'''

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These are OSE guidelines for basic conduct, based on a modification of the [[Ubuntu Code of Conduct]]:

'''Be considerate'''

Your work will be used by other people, and you in turn will depend on the work of others.
Any decision you make will affect users and colleagues, and we expect you to take those
consequences into account when making decisions. For example, when we are in a feature
freeze, please don’t upload dramatically new versions of critical system software, as other
people will be testing the frozen system and will not be expecting big changes.

'''Be respectful'''

The Ubuntu community and its members treat one another with respect. Everyone can
make a valuable contribution to Ubuntu. We may not always agree, but disagreement is
no excuse for poor behavior and poor manners. We might all experience some frustration
now and then, but we cannot allow that frustration to turn into a personal attack. It’s
important to remember that a community where people feel uncomfortable or threatened
is not a productive one. We expect members of the Ubuntu community to be respectful
when dealing with other contributors as well as with people outside the Ubuntu project,
and with users of Ubuntu.

'''Be collaborative'''

Ubuntu and Free Software are about collaboration and working together. Collaboration
reduces redundancy of work done in the Free Software world, and improves the quality
of the software produced. You should aim to collaborate with other Ubuntu maintainers,
as well as with the upstream community that is interested in the work you do. Your work
should be done transparently and patches from Ubuntu should be given back to the
community when they are made, not just when the distribution releases. If you wish to
work on new code for existing upstream projects, at least keep those projects informed of
your ideas and progress. It may not be possible to get consensus from upstream or even
from your colleagues about the correct implementation of an idea, so don’t feel obliged to
have that agreement before you begin, but at least keep the outside world informed of
your work, and publish your work in a way that allows outsiders to test, discuss, and
contribute to your efforts.

'''When you disagree, consult others'''

Disagreements, both political and technical, happen all the time, and the Ubuntu
community is no exception. The important goal is not to avoid disagreements or differing
views but to resolve them constructively. You should turn to the community and to the
community process to seek advice and to resolve disagreements. We have the Technical
Board and the Community Council, both of which will help to decide the right course for
Ubuntu. There are also several Project Teams and Team Leaders, who may be able to help
you figure out which direction will be most acceptable. If you really want to go a different
way, then we encourage you to make a derivative distribution or alternative set of
packages available using the Ubuntu Package Management framework, so that the
community can try out your changes and ideas for itself and contribute to the discussion.

'''When you are unsure, ask for help'''

Nobody knows everything, and nobody is expected to be perfect in the Ubuntu community
(except of course the SABDFL [Self-Appointed Benevolent Dictator for Life]). Asking
questions avoids many problems down the road, and so questions are encouraged. Those
who are asked should be responsive and helpful. However, when asking a question, care
must be taken to do so in an appropriate forum. Off-topic questions, such as requests for
help on a development mailing list, detract from productive discussion.

'''Step down considerately'''

Developers on every project come and go, and Ubuntu is no different. When you leave or
disengage from the project, in whole or in part, we ask that you do so in a way that
minimizes disruption to the project. This means you should tell people you are leaving
and take the proper steps to ensure that others can pick up where you leave off.

[[Category:Governance]]

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	Your work will be used by other people, and you in turn will depend on the work of others.		Your work will be used by other people, and you in turn will depend on the work of others.
	Any decision you make will affect users and colleagues, and we expect you to take those		Any decision you make will affect users and colleagues, and we expect you to take those
	consequences into account when making decisions. ~~For example, consider~~ how your behavior		consequences into account when making decisions. Consider how your behavior
	will affect the ~~.;.~~.		will affect the well being of others around you.

	'''Be respectful'''		'''Be respectful'''
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	now and then, but we cannot allow that frustration to turn into a personal attack. It’s		now and then, but we cannot allow that frustration to turn into a personal attack. It’s
	important to remember that a community where people feel uncomfortable or threatened		important to remember that a community where people feel uncomfortable or threatened
	is not a productive one. We expect members of the ~~Ubuntu~~ community to be respectful		is not a productive one. We expect members of the OSE community to be respectful
	when dealing with other contributors as well as with people outside the ~~Ubuntu~~ project,		when dealing with other contributors as well as with people outside the OSE project,
	and with users of ~~Ubuntu~~.		and with users of OSE.

	'''Be collaborative'''		'''Be collaborative'''

	~~Ubuntu and Free Software are~~ about collaboration and working together. Collaboration		OSE is about collaboration and working together. Collaboration
	reduces redundancy of work done in the ~~Free Software~~ world, and improves the quality		reduces redundancy of work done in the Open Hardware world, and improves the quality
	of the ~~software~~ produced. You should aim to collaborate with other ~~Ubuntu~~ maintainers,		of the hardware produced. You should aim to collaborate with other OSE maintainers,
	as well as with the upstream community that is interested in the work you do. Your work		as well as with the upstream community that is interested in the work you do. Your work
	should be done transparently and ~~patches~~ from ~~Ubuntu~~ should be given back to the		should be done transparently and updates from OSE should be given back to the
	community when they are made, not just when the distribution releases. If you wish to		community when they are made, not just when the distribution releases. If you wish to
	work on new ~~code~~ for existing upstream projects, at least keep those projects informed of		work on new ideas for existing upstream projects, at least keep those projects informed of
	your ideas and progress. It may not be possible to get consensus from upstream or even		your ideas and progress. It may not be possible to get consensus from upstream or even
	from your colleagues about the correct implementation of an idea, so don’t feel obliged to		from your colleagues about the correct implementation of an idea, so don’t feel obliged to
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	'''When you disagree, consult others'''		'''When you disagree, consult others'''

	Disagreements, both political and technical, happen all the time, and the ~~Ubuntu~~		Disagreements, both political and technical, happen all the time, and the OSE
	community is no exception. The important goal is not to avoid disagreements or differing		community is no exception. The important goal is not to avoid disagreements or differing
	views but to resolve them constructively. You should turn to the community and to the		views but to resolve them constructively. You should turn to the community and to the
	community process to seek advice and to resolve disagreements~~. We have the Technical~~		community process to seek advice and to resolve disagreements. If you really want to go a different
	~~Board and the Community Council, both of which will help to decide the right course for~~		way, then we encourage you to document and publish your work, so that the
	~~Ubuntu. There are also several Project Teams and Team Leaders, who may be able to help~~
	~~you figure out which direction will be most acceptable~~. If you really want to go a different
	way, then we encourage you to ~~make a derivative distribution or alternative set of~~
	~~packages available using the Ubuntu Package Management framework~~, so that the
	community can try out your changes and ideas for itself and contribute to the discussion.		community can try out your changes and ideas for itself and contribute to the discussion.

	'''When you are unsure, ask for help'''		'''When you are unsure, ask for help'''

	Nobody knows everything, and nobody is expected to be perfect in the ~~Ubuntu~~ community		Nobody knows everything, and nobody is expected to be perfect in the OSE community
	(except of course the SABDFL [Self-Appointed Benevolent Dictator for Life]). Asking		(except of course the SABDFL [Self-Appointed Benevolent Dictator for Life]). Asking
	questions avoids many problems down the road, and so questions are encouraged. Those		questions avoids many problems down the road, and so questions are encouraged. Those
	who are asked should be responsive and helpful. However, when asking a question, care		who are asked should be responsive and helpful. However, when asking a question, care
	must be taken to do so in an appropriate forum. Off-topic questions, such as requests for		must be taken to do so in an appropriate forum. Off-topic questions, such as requests for
	help on ~~a development mailing list~~, detract from productive discussion.		help on an entirely unrelated project, detract from productive discussion.

	'''Step down considerately'''		'''Step down considerately'''

	Developers on every project come and go, and ~~Ubuntu~~ is no different. When you leave or		Developers on every project come and go, and OSE is no different. When you leave or
	disengage from the project, in whole or in part, we ask that you do so in a way that		disengage from the project, in whole or in part, we ask that you do so in a way that
	minimizes disruption to the project. This means you should tell people you are leaving		minimizes disruption to the project. This means you should tell people you are leaving