[RESOLVED] Sign Code of Conduct?

The user agger had a good suggestion: all forum moderators should be Ubunteros (have signed the Code of Conduct). Perhaps in addition, all administrators should be full Ubuntu Members?

I think this has been discussed. Is this an absolute criteria for future (and current, I guess) forum staff?

If so, what if a current mod goes up for membership and is turned down by the CC? (Personaly, I think this is unlikely if the admins show up to the meeting and argue the point. But, for membership to mean anything, there must some element of officiality - not a rubber stamp.)

I know three of the forum administrators are ubuntu members I am not sure about Kiwinz and will mention to him and support him on this.

As far as other staff members go they should become an ubuntu members and again they should put themselves on the CC agenda to become an ubuntu member.

I have a question or a statement as this does affect me.

The question of the requirement to sign a document by compulsion surely goes against the principles of freedom . Signing by force is against freedom of choice, freedom of speech and freedom to negotiate.

I have been an Admin for 24 hours, I have read the Code ,but I have not read it with the purpose of signing it as a contract. I will read it and make a decision in due course if to sign. NZ law allows me time and gives me right of negotiation without predetermined outcomes.

Thanks for your comments Kiwinz. I give this a +1 to mark as closed as I stated the position on this matter.

I know three of the forum administrators are ubuntu members I am not sure about Kiwinz and will mention to him and support him on this.

As far as other staff members go they should become an ubuntu members and again they should put themselves on the CC agenda to become an ubuntu member.

Will this be a requirement?

Since the forums are an official method of support and we support and say follow the CoC whatever happens on the forums should be covered under that document.

So requirement I wouldn't say yes but I would highly suggest it in the spirit of Ubuntu and its not signing your life away, and the @ubuntu.com email is nifty too :)

For the benefit of our readers:

Ubuntu Code of Conduct - 1.0 This is the current version of this code of conduct.

= Ubuntu Code of Conduct =

This Code of Conduct covers your behaviour as a member of the Ubuntu Community, in any forum, mailing list, wiki, web site, IRC channel, install-fest, public meeting or private correspondence. The Ubuntu Community Council will arbitrate in any dispute over the conduct of a member of the community.

'''Be considerate.''' Your work will be used by other people, and you in turn will depend on the work of others. Any decision you take 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 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 it no excuse for poor behaviour 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). 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 minimises 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.

Kiwi, there is no rush, but please post whether you sign it or not so that this can be closed (either way).

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