I'll be discussing what codes of conduct are intended to protect. No code will be appropriate in all contexts; free software projects' needs and cultures differ enough so that no single code of conduct can cover them all. Groups need to establish their own codes, according to their needs and current culture.
Before arguing what codes of conduct should say, how they should be implemented, and who should enforce them, we need to consider what these codes might protect and why. Then, in the future, any given group might think better about criteria for proposed communication guidelines or codes of conduct.
Speakers: Katheryn Sutter