[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC][ALT PATCHES] Code of Conduct Enforcement

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On Wed, 16 May 2018 15:44:36 +0100
Derek Buitenhuis <derek.buitenhuis at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 3:25 PM, James Almer <jamrial at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I think the issue is not the lack of clear enforcement rules, but a lack
> > of a proactive enforcer, be it a person or a body. The CoC has done
> > nothing but give people something to say when they want to be passive
> > aggressive in a discussion.
> > Changing it to a more strict one like Videolan's will not affect that.
> >
> > This lack of interest you mentioned is exactly the issue. If it all
> > depends on the coordinated action and involvement of a dozen or so
> > developers, then nothing will happen. As i said, the one time action was
> > called for a developer's behavior, no voter showed up.  
> 
> So how does one fix a toxic environment where most of the members
> don't care, or don't even aknowledge it's an issue? Let it hemmorage
> people, keeping a few here and there who can "take it" (which IMO is
> a load of gross gatekeeping BS)?
> 
> (Yes, As far as I'm concerned, staying away / not replying / doing nothing
> si just an implicit way of saying "I'm fine with the community as it is". )
> 
> I actually don't have much of a solution to the "nobody willing to step
> up" problem, though, no. The offical documents should at least reflect
> that reality then, though. A CoC that is ignored, is not a CoC.

True, in that case it's better to remove the CoC because it's
completely misleading about our community.