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.
>
>
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