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| DATE | 2020-02-12 |
| FROM | DJ Delorie
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout - NYLXS] Endorsing version 1.0 of the GNU Social
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"Andreas R." writes:
> The wiki has been described as a tool for *all* GNU maintainers, even
> though it's only available to a certain subset of GNU maintainers
> willing to agree to new stipulations that were never part of being a
> GNU maintainer.
The wiki states "currently limited to GNU Maintainers". It does not
explicitly state that being a GNU maintainer is sufficient to guarantee
access, although it does state "wiki for GNU Maintainers". I see no
ambiguity here, it's intended audience is GNU maintainers,
non-maintainers are not invited yet.
It states that the wiki is governed by a code of conduct. In today's
legal climate, it's almost required to have such a thing when you invite
others to be contributors (such as GNU requiring a copyright assignment,
this wiki requires a CoC agreement). The CoC does not seem onerous, it
basically says "don't be a jerk". If your life goal is to be a jerk,
expect to be not welcome in all sorts of places, including GNU projects.
> Until this distinction becomes more clear, pointing out the difference
> helps prevent misunderstanding.
Incessantly pointing out the difference, as the sole point of an entire
email, does not add anything to the conversation.
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