Re: Linux Kernel Code of Conduct Committee: March 31, 2024

[Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>]

On 4/17/24 13:32, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 4/12/24 08:38, Shuah Khan wrote:
>> The result of the investigation:
>>   - Education and coaching clarifying the role of Code of Conduct
>>     conduct on conversations that don't go against the CoC.
>>   - Education and coaching the individuals on the impact of making
>>     unprofessional comments which could be misunderstood leading
>>     to negative impressions about the community.
>>
>>     The reports were about the offhand comments made while rejecting
>>     the code which are not violations of the Code of Conduct.
>>
>> Unacceptable behavior or comments on a private invitee only chat
>> channel: 1
>>   - Education and coaching clarifying the role of Code of Conduct
>>     conduct on conversations that occur on a private chat channel.
> 
> Looks good to me as well.
> 
> Is there any opportunity here to improve the documentation?  Or is this
> education and coaching generally for cases where the existing docs
> weren't being read in the first place?

It is the case of not reading the existing documents and/or misunderstanding
the role of CoC. This is similar to what we see in patch submissions - even
with documentation on how to submit patches, we still see it not followed.

thanks,
-- Shuah