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Re: Debian's Code of Conduct, and our technical excellence



On 12/29/18 6:51 PM, Martin Steigerwald wrote:

Hello Roberto.

Roberto C. Sánchez - 29.12.18, 18:12:
Suppose for a moment that a project member [… hypothetical case …]
[…]
The reason I use the above example is because it is a difficult case
to handle.  The cases where harm is clearly intended are
comparitavely very easy to deal with.  Those in which harm may or may
not have been intended but in which harm may be perceived are more
challenging.
I wonder about what the point would be to discuss hypothetical cases
like the one you mentioned.

If there have been practical issues with the handling of code of
conduct, the behavior of the anti harassment team or the Debian account
manager team… as there appears to be from what I gathered from what I
read in recent threads about that, then by all means it is good to find a
solution.

But I see no point in discussing difficult, completely made up
hypothetical cases.

Policy making is a world of hypotheticals.  When writing rules, or mission plans - one always tries to think through possible scenarios, prepare for the worst, try to avoid unintended consequences.  Military folks run war games.  Lawyers hold mock trials.  Things STILL go wrong, but without applying foresight, one is guaranteed disaster.

Miles Fidelman





--
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In practice, there is.  .... Yogi Berra


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