Launchpad etiquette document/code of conduct

[Caroline Ford]

On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 08:44 +0100, Matthew East wrote:

> 
> I'm saddened to hear that women need to use neutral nicknames in order
> to contribute to FLOSS. Clearly if someone wishes to remain anonymous
> (for whatever reason), that is something that needs to be available to
> them. I wouldn't suggest that giving real names become a "requirement"
> as opposed to a "guideline".

I'd argue that making it a guideline still makes it hard not to stick to
the guideline. Certainly any active contributor would be expected to
stick to them. 

I think the status quo is actually too far that way. Peer pressure makes
people use real names to seem credible. I'd be a lot happier if
nicknames were the default.

Launchpad also got my real name when I signed up with ShipIT. I didn't
think I'd be using the same details later to do eg bug triage.

> I'd like to understand more (even if I'm drifting off topic in this part
> of the email). Do you feel more comfortable using your real name when
> sending emails to public mailing lists than when using Launchpad (for
> example)? If so, what's the reason for that?

I don't generally do a lot of work using public email lists. I know
there is a culture in FLOSS of using email above all but I prefer other
communication methods such as forums, wikis etc.

Caroline