[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu-UK Planet CoC

[alan c]

Nik Butler wrote:
> Lee Tambiah wrote:
>> My blog will soon be exploring Java and Netbeans, as well as Ubuntu. 
>> Is it okay to post on Planet Ubuntu UK regarding Netbeans and Java 
>> programming. I would like to hope so as Netbeans is open source and 
>> Java is going GPL. It shows people what users are using Ubuntu for. 
>> Let me know...
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Lee
> Speaking as a Loco Team Contact and a Involved member of the community I 
> would love to hear more about your explorations of all things FLOSS. The 
> CoC amendment seems to be aimed at discouraging anything not FLOSS 
> related from entering the conversation. Which in my view is a direct 
> Breach to the overall CoC  "Be Respectful"
> 
> *Be respectful.* The Ubuntu community and its members treat one another 
> with respect. Everyone can make a valuable contribution to Ubuntu. We 
> may not always agree, but disagreement is no excuse for poor behaviour 
> and poor manners. We might all experience some frustration now and then, 
> but we cannot allow that frustration to turn into a personal attack. 
> It's important to remember that a community where people feel 
> uncomfortable or threatened is not a productive one. We expect members 
> of the Ubuntu community to be respectful when dealing with other 
> contributors as well as with people outside the Ubuntu project, and with 
> users of Ubuntu.
> 
>  
> I do agree that the main Planet.ubuntu.com is a place of considerate 
> conversations related to articles of Ubuntu in nature however I dont 
> agree and will be quite strong in my views about the idea that the Loco 
> teams should be restrictive in content.
> 
> If a member were to join and not contribute then I feel there would be a 
> reasonable expectation to ask that member to not spam us but if a member 
> has joined and is contributing and their blog contains what to some are 
> perceived as adverts of a commercial nature then  we should be 
> respectful of their position.  
> 
> If there are "anonymous complaints" then I am concerned that the number 
> of maintainers of the planet if not wide enough to encompass a fair and 
> considered view. Further we cannot judge anyone on the list or web as 
> being in alignment to the one complaint. There may be an equal number of 
> potential viewers who seeing the "commercial content" decide to approach 
> the member in question for those services.
> 
> Its just wrong and wrong and wrong again that we should try to implement 
> this; its just not Ubuntu
> 
> 
> The CoC and any variation of it though should be no excuse to censor, 
> mitigate or control the output of any member.

Well and clearly said.
-- 
alan cocks
Kubuntu user#10391