[PATCH] Documentation/CoC: Reflect current CoC interpretation and practices

From: Kristen Carlson Accardi
Date: Mon Sep 26 2022 - 17:12:17 EST


The Code of Conduct interpretation does not reflect the current
practices of the CoC committee or the TAB. Update the documentation
to remove references to initial committees and boot strap periods
since it is past that time, and note that the this document
does serve as the documentation for the CoC committee processes.

Signed-off-by: Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst | 24 ++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst b/Documentation/process/code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst
index 4f8a06b00f60..922e0b547bc3 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst
@@ -127,10 +127,12 @@ are listed at https://kernel.org/code-of-conduct.html. Members can not
access reports made before they joined or after they have left the
committee.

-The initial Code of Conduct Committee consists of volunteer members of
-the TAB, as well as a professional mediator acting as a neutral third
-party. The first task of the committee is to establish documented
-processes, which will be made public.
+The Code of Conduct Committee consists of volunteer community members
+appointed by the TAB, as well as a professional mediator acting as a
+neutral third party. The processes the Code of Conduct committee will
+use to address reports is varied and will depend on the individual
+circumstance, however, this file serves as documentation for the
+general process used.

Any member of the committee, including the mediator, can be contacted
directly if a reporter does not wish to include the full committee in a
@@ -141,16 +143,16 @@ processes (see above) and consults with the TAB as needed and
appropriate, for instance to request and receive information about the
kernel community.

-Any decisions by the committee will be brought to the TAB, for
-implementation of enforcement with the relevant maintainers if needed.
-A decision by the Code of Conduct Committee can be overturned by the TAB
-by a two-thirds vote.
+Any decisions regarding enforcement recommendations will be brought to
+the TAB for implementation of enforcement with the relevant maintainers
+if needed. A decision by the Code of Conduct Committee can be overturned
+by the TAB by a two-thirds vote.

At quarterly intervals, the Code of Conduct Committee and TAB will
provide a report summarizing the anonymised reports that the Code of
Conduct committee has received and their status, as well details of any
overridden decisions including complete and identifiable voting details.

-We expect to establish a different process for Code of Conduct Committee
-staffing beyond the bootstrap period. This document will be updated
-with that information when this occurs.
+Because how we interpret and enforce the Code of Conduct will evolve over
+time, this document will be updated when necessary to reflect any
+changes.
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