From nobody Sat Nov 23 02:55:14 2024 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [10.30.226.201]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 60FA8193408; Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:56:51 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1731617812; cv=none; b=RRvoaVVdbcvvxlYlbGO0/3sLHIkXEpfd7L8f4F+hYISOK0+VLpLv9RYo1UCENqZCCQNfe/KHy6uZ8wrpozCbqzfFsqD1ztzgCpU0YOUM0ujbxVjczkMb0m6Jptz/U4WBcIXj7EsCvL9efFSjL7/Vw9RzPCyN46Iy7mNEezSnqTw= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1731617812; c=relaxed/simple; bh=UEJ9qgWaqC/iEifFpMeUYbkWkTFjt5SgaUOgSfjFowY=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-Id:MIME-Version; b=sSq516oWLtBwLbcQlxLD7aK5A7oeuf4TorMbb4KSC7TpD6uoSJBBpJD+gS+tkuvKavhxoQ5d1P3ZSB+zy+/SDyzmlRKV7MtpuP9rCFzVreEXsTcf5u6tq7/3yNDlO4Pcxbdo8Ep1xtf9CvZQaYn5sFM/t6ISx/IqQzPgMrYH5M4= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b=Qb03l6Vm; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b="Qb03l6Vm" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 47AE9C4CECD; Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:56:51 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1731617811; bh=UEJ9qgWaqC/iEifFpMeUYbkWkTFjt5SgaUOgSfjFowY=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:From; b=Qb03l6VmlPh7eZvVmqZ3DfEwUCKnqM2Vv4M3qK9MW1y6RStzvEZc0gDQXAfL/g/Ur YxaNsBy1b827n3ao1PFx4VzBoh5fI1zcuB2Ac7r7l/hXNKVUHgwilWUw5JN5QbUQYl uqB2qhq4oJ/uuhSLUjDW2OBSREOgw63pRiiaAvUs= From: Shuah Khan To: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, corbet@lwn.net Cc: Shuah Khan , workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rdunlap@infradead.org, daniel@ffwll.ch, laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com, broonie@kernel.org, Linus Torvalds , Miguel Ojeda , Dave Hansen , Steven Rostedt , Dan Williams , Theodore Ts'o , Konstantin Ryabitsev Subject: [PATCH v4] Documentation/CoC: spell out enforcement for unacceptable behaviors Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:56:49 -0700 Message-Id: <20241114205649.44179-1-skhan@linuxfoundation.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.40.1 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" The Code of Conduct committee's goal first and foremost is to bring about change to ensure our community continues to foster respectful discussions. In the interest of transparency, the CoC enforcement policy is formalized for unacceptable behaviors. Update the Code of Conduct Interpretation document with the enforcement information. Acked-by: Linus Torvalds Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman Acked-by: Miguel Ojeda Acked-by: Dave Hansen Acked-by: Jonathan Corbet Acked-by: Steven Rostedt Acked-by: Dan Williams Acked-by: Theodore Ts'o Acked-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan Acked-by: Kees Cook --- Changes since v3: - Modifies kernel.org actions as per Konstantin's comments - Adds Konstantin's Ack Changes since v2: - Adds details on the process leading up to the proposed measures to seek public apology and bans for serious unacceptable behaviors. - Hope this addresses your comments, Daniel Vetter, Laurent Pinchart, and Mark Brown. - Would like to get this into 6.12 if at all possible. Changes since v1: - Updates Acks with Ted's ack. - Fixes subsection formatting as per Randy's suggestion. - Fixes a spelling error. .../code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst | 87 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 87 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/process/code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst b/Doc= umentation/process/code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst index 66b07f14714c..1d1150954be3 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst @@ -156,3 +156,90 @@ overridden decisions including complete and identifiab= le voting details. Because how we interpret and enforce the Code of Conduct will evolve over time, this document will be updated when necessary to reflect any changes. + +Enforcement for Unacceptable Behavior Code of Conduct Violations +---------------------------------------------------------------- + +The Code of Conduct committee works to ensure that our community continues +to be inclusive and fosters diverse discussions and viewpoints, and works +to improve those characteristics over time. A majority of the reports the +Code of Conduct Committee receives stem from incorrect understanding regar= ding +the development process and maintainers' roles, responsibilities, and their +right to make decisions on code acceptance. These are resolved through +clarification of the development process and the scope of the Code of Cond= uct. + +Unacceptable behaviors could interrupt respectful collaboration for a short +period of time and negatively impact the health of the community longer te= rm. +Unacceptable behaviors often get resolved when individuals acknowledge the= ir +behavior and make amends for it in the setting the violation has taken pla= ce. + +The Code of Conduct Committee receives reports about unacceptable behaviors +when they don't get resolved through community discussions. The Code of +Conduct committee takes measures to restore productive and respectful +collaboration when an unacceptable behavior has negatively impacted that +relationship. + +The Code of Conduct Committee has the obligation to keep the reports and +reporters' information private. Reports could come from injured parties +and community members who are observers of unacceptable behaviors. The +Code of Conduct Committee has the responsibility to investigate and resolve +these reports, working with all involved parties. + +The Code of Conduct Committee works with the individual to bring about +change in their understanding of the importance to repair the damage caused +by their behavior to the injured party and the long term negative impact +on the community. + +The goal is to reach a resolution which is agreeable to all parties. If +working with the individual fails to bring about the desired outcome, the +Code of Conduct Committee will evaluate other measures such as seeking +public apology to repair the damage. + +Seek public apology for the violation +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The Code of Conduct Committee publicly calls out the behavior in the +setting in which the violation has taken place, seeking public apology +for the violation. + +A public apology for the violation is the first step towards rebuilding +the trust. Trust is essential for the continued success and health of the +community which operates on trust and respect. + +Remedial measures if there is no public apology for the violation +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The Code of Conduct Committee determines the next course of action to rest= ore +the healthy collaboration by recommending remedial measure(s) to the TAB f= or +approval. + +- Ban violator from participating in the kernel development process for + a period of up to a full kernel development cycle. The Code of Conduct + Committee could require public apology as a condition for lifting the + ban. + +The scope of the ban for a period of time could include: + + a. denying patch contributions and pull requests + b. pausing collaboration with the violator by ignoring their + contributions and/or blocking their email account(s) + c. restricting their ability to communicate via kernel.org platforms, + such as mailing lists and social media sites + +Once the TAB approves one or more of the measures outlined in the scope of +the ban by a two-thirds vote, the Code of Conduct Committee will enforce +the TAB approved measure(s) in collaboration with the community, maintaine= rs, +sub-maintainers, and kernel.org administrators. + +The Code of Conduct Committee is mindful of the negative impact of seeking +public apology and instituting ban could have on individuals. It is also +mindful of the longer term harm to the community that could result from +not taking action when such serious public violations occur. + +The effectiveness of the remedial measure(s) approved by the TAB depends +on the trust and cooperation from the community, maintainers, sub-maintain= ers, +and kernel.org administrators in enforcing them. + +The Code of Conduct Committee sincerely hopes that unacceptable behaviors +that require seeking public apologies continue to be exceedingly rare +occurrences in the future. --=20 2.40.1