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A+++++ would fork again On Nov 27, 2012 7:47 AM, "Peter Murray" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > +1 to Bess for raising the topic -- I'm onboard. > > Jon's point is an important one. Code4Lib does not have a formal > structure, owner, or convening body. Any power in the Code4Lib community > is directly proportional to the collective will of the members of this > community. Therefore I think it is important to have a way for community > members to register an endorsement of the policy/code-of-conduct. That > will be how the local meeting hosts and the IRC channel ops and the mailing > list owners (all volunteers) are empowered to take action. > > Here are a couple of ways to do it, along with some advantages and > disadvantages: > > * Registering names on a wiki page: > + Low overhead, account infrastructure not required > - Subject to vandalism and false signatures > > * Sign by forking the GitHub repo: > + Good for version control (a particular version is signed) > + Fork appearing on GitHub repo list keeps commitment in the forefront > of signer's mind > - Requiring signers to have a GitHub account may not be realistic > > * Create a lightweight signing app on Code4Lib.org > + Lighter weight account registration requirement than GitHub > - Requires someone to create app > - Signers must sign up for a code4lib.org account; overhead for > code4lib.org administrators > > > Peter > > > On Nov 26, 2012, at 7:15 PM, Jon Stroop <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > The responses to the list in the past couple of hours alone suggest that > > this is something much of the community would want to get behind. To > > that end, and as a show of (positive) force--not to mention how cool our > > community is--I think it might be neat if we could find a way to make > > whatever winds up being drafted something we can sign; i.e. attach our > > personal names. I don't know how that would work exactly...maybe via the > > wiki (where it seems to me a lot of good info goes to die) or the > > code4lib Github (slightly better since you could link to your > > credentials in a an environment much larger than our own, and everyone > > could have a copy), but something along those lines. I'm happy to help > > if I can. > > > > -- > Peter Murray > Assistant Director, Technology Services Development > LYRASIS > [log in to unmask] > +1 678-235-2955 > > 1438 West Peachtree Street NW > Suite 200 > Atlanta, GA 30309 > Toll Free: 800.999.8558 > Fax: 404.892.7879 > www.lyrasis.org > > LYRASIS: Great Libraries. Strong Communities. Innovative Answers. >