ethicalsource.dev Specify ethical constraints on community clause

Hi! I'm excited by the work you're doing to bring ethics and open source together.

Looking at the third clause in the ethical source definition:

Its community is governed by a code of conduct that is consistently and fairly enforced.

This doesn't capture the idea that the code of conduct itself should be ethical.

I don't know how to change the wording to capture the idea that a no-op code of conduct doesn't make a community 'ethical'. One simple approach might be to refer directly to the contributor covenant here?

Oct 08 '19 04:10 jaredhirsch

I don't want to mention CC, because there are lots of orgs that have worked with professionals in this space to craft codes of conduct for their communities. But I like your point about clarifying that no-op CoCs don't count. Let's brainstorm the word.

Oct 08 '19 04:10 CoralineAda

Yeah, you make a good point.

I am tempted to use a word like "non-violent" to try to capture the sense that any meaningful CoC will affirm some basic right to participation without harassment or violence, but wish I could think of a more positive word.

Oct 08 '19 05:10 jaredhirsch