An update regarding communication on this list

[Chris Lamb]

Hello,

Thank you to those of you who have reached out to us with concerns
regarding the tone and content of posts on this list in recent weeks.

We realise and appreciate that the sometimes-confrontational
interactions on the list have really not been what we expect or
desire from our community. As maintainers of this list and community,
we apologise for any role we have played in failing to de-escalate
disagreements on various threads.

The growth of both Reproducible Builds practices and the associated
community places us at an important juncture. We want to enable growth
and diversification of resources like this list without losing the
positive and collaborative energy that has characterised our online
communications from the outset of the project.

For our part, we acknowledge some community governance shortcomings
that we are working to address. While the Reproducible Builds Summits
have operated under the guidance of the DebConf Code of Conduct [1]
and the Debian Code of Conduct [2], we have never formally established
a Code of Conduct for the mailing list or participation in the RB
Community channels and platforms in general.

We are in the process of addressing those issues, and we encourage
input from anyone who might want to provide feedback or point us at
what you consider to be exemplary policies, practices and norms for
communities such as ours.

In the meantime, we have placed the list under moderation to ensure
that no further counter-productive exchanges occur. [3] Everyone on
this list is requested to treat all people with respect and help
create a welcoming environment.

We are also reaching out to a number of individuals who have
participated in recent threads or offered feedback in order to make
sure that we are honoring and understanding the range of perspectives
represented in our community.

We welcome comment and questions, and are happy to be in dialogue with
anyone who desires the same.


Thanks,

— Chris, Holger, Mattia, Vagrant and Gunner

  [1] http://debconf.org/codeofconduct.shtml
  [2] https://www.debian.org/code_of_conduct
  [3] We had attempted to place the list into moderation on Friday,
      but a snafu on our part prevented it from working as intended.

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