linux-kernel - Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [PATCH] code-of-conduct: Remove explicit list of discrimination factors

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Message-ID: <d91ebe706108ef8158ab7a251b54396b9e4e3398.camel@perches.com>
Date:   Wed, 17 Oct 2018 09:18:48 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:     James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        ksummit-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
        Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@....fi>
Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [PATCH] code-of-conduct: Remove explicit list
 of discrimination factors

On Wed, 2018-10-17 at 02:13 -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 09:19:01AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > Providing an explicit list of discrimination factors may give the false
> > impression that discrimination based on other unlisted factors would be
> > allowed.
> 
> This impression is, in fact, false, as has already been discussed
> elsewhere.

The use of fact above is instead merely an assertion.

>  I had hoped that discussion would suffice.

Nope.

> As mentioned there: The original commit explicitly said "Explicit
> guidelines have demonstrated success in other projects and other areas
> of the kernel."

Correlation etc...