[UbuntuWomen] How has the Code of Conduct helped you?

[Caroline Ford]

I think it exists on paper only. Whenever I've seen it broken the
easiest option (ie saying and doing nothing) has always happened.

caroline

2008/6/29 Elizabeth Bevilacqua <lyz at ubuntu.com>:
> Hey folks,
>
> Many people have said that having the Code of Conduct in Ubuntu has
> helped them become more involved, or feel more comfortable within the
> community. I've been noticing more and more projects I'm associated
> either adopting Ubuntu's code or developing their own.
>
> How has the Code of Conduct helped you? Did having such a thing exist
> inspire you to contribute to Ubuntu specifically? Did learning of its
> existence encourage you to contribute more? Have you found yourself in
> situations where having the Code of Conduct in play within the
> community help you out?
>
> My reasoning behind asking this is two-fold. One is thinking the
> answers might be a valuable resource in getting folks involved who
> have been turned off by bad behavior encountered within f/oss in the
> past. The other is I'm working with someone else to nudge another big
> project into accepting some kind of CoC, and testimonials will
> probably help our case :)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Lyz/pleia2
>
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