CryptoLife code of conduct, feedback on website

boris · October 10, 2018, 12:14am

Hey all!

I hope it’s OK that I keep commenting here. I looked at the Github repo for CryptoLife but that looked more like for submissions than anything else.

I just posted about a Code of Conduct for EthMagicians / Council of Prague – does the Hackathon have a Code of Conduct yet? Are you planning on one? Feel free to join the discussion in EthMagicians as well.

Also, website feedback for the hackathon site – right now, if I want to link to the About page, or the Agenda or Apply, I can’t link directly to those pages / sections – I have to tell people to go the home page and “click on Apply”. Might be good to be able to link directly to sections.

realpanda123 · October 10, 2018, 3:13am

I like the open source status app and the community because there’s not much SJW in it, unlike all of these SF companies. As an interested observer, it seems to me that no one will ever say “no” to the code of conduct - who wants to be a bad person? Therefore, of course, any such proposal is likely to be agreed. On the other hand, IMO is part of the SJW / PC culture, and it is a great tool for attacking SJW that many open source projects have seen.

Use common sense.

Qu’on me donne six lignes écrites de la main du plus honnête homme, j’y trouverai de quoi le faire pendre.

jarradhope · October 10, 2018, 4:24pm

I completely agree with CoC’s that avoid SJW language and intent, we’ve had a few instances where certain ideas have been raised within Status, a project that is essentially a gateway, a window onto Web 3.0 has a duty to ensure that window is clean as possible from bias, and provide to tools to solve social problems further up the stack.

There is a draft document I wrote up here on apoliticism, it’s abit old and needs to be updated/reworded and carried over.

boris · October 10, 2018, 5:12pm

Great! I also see and have experienced in the past a definite Europe vs North America view on these types of topics, which is something that has to be acknowledged.

cryptowanderer · October 11, 2018, 9:24pm

I tend to think it may not be a bad idea to have a similar CoC to ETHBerlin - it was very open and fairly well-researched. We could just remove the Unacceptable Behaviour part in line with the above if that’d be OK? Useful to state somewhere that hacks should only begin at the event, for instance, as that can be a point of contention.

github.com

ethberlin-hackathon/ETHBerlin-KnowledgeBase/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md

# ETHBerlin Code of Conduct
We want to come together to exchange ideas, make new friends, and build things as an inclusive, welcoming, and safe community. Any harmful or discriminating behavior by anyone (hackers, speakers, judges, mentors, sponsors, volunteers, organizers, or other attendees) will not be tolerated and results in the offending person(s) being expelled from the event.

Hackers should be judged by their actions, not criteria such as degrees, age, race, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, physical appearance, religion (or lack thereof), or position.

## Be Open
Be welcoming to all. Especially welcome newcomers to the community. We all bring different backgrounds and experiences to hack and build things together. Great things can happen when we show up with an open mind and curiosity.

## Be Respectful
Be kind to others. Respect their work, time, and perspectives. Do not insult or put down other attendees. We all spend our time, resources, and energy to be part of this event. Respect each other and respect the #buidl.

## Try Things. Build Things. Together.
ETHBerlin is a hackathon. We hack and build. Dare to create something nobody did before. If you get stuck, ask for help - people will help you when you ask. This is a community event. We create things together.

## What We Build
Promote Decentralization. Don't litter other people's data. Make public data available, protect private data. Build what matters to you. You can create new applications, find/fix bugs & vulnerabilities, work on bounties, or help others during their hacking. You can create art and beauty on a computer. Most importantly, hack and build.

## Hacking Starts at ETHBerlin
Hacking starts during the event. Teams can form and ideas can evolve before the hackathon. However, the code base, hacks, and prototypes that you create for any apps competing for prizes or bounties need to evolve only during the hackathon. Apps, hacks, and projects that were built before the event do not qualify and will be excluded from judging and any prizes.

This file has been truncated. show original

ceri · October 12, 2018, 7:21am

I’ve seen CoCs at events tend to work well when there is a designated person that attendees know they can raise CoC concerns to if they see them.

If we do adopt a CoC for the event, I’m happy to volunteer as someone people can get in touch with if they do want to raise anything (if we don’t think that’s taking the CoC too far into territory we’re not comfortable with).

cryptowanderer · October 12, 2018, 10:16am

Any objections? https://github.com/status-im/CryptoLife/blob/master/PiratesCode.md

PascalPrecht · October 12, 2018, 11:12am

This LGTM.

I also like the analogy in the wording and usage of “Bugs & Vulnerabilities”.

Well done.

PascalPrecht · October 12, 2018, 11:55am

Actually, re-reading it makes me feel that this wasn’t supposed to be an analogy at all.

So nevermind then.