Most other open source projects with a code of conduct have the same framework - when you're making use of a project resource (such as a mailing list, an IRC channel or a discussion forum) you're expected to behave by the standards that that project has adopted. Participation in Ubuntu is contingent on adhering to the Ubuntu Code of Conduct.
At one point, "no need for any kind of formal legal framework" is not a serious proposition
Once a project scales beyond a certain point it may wish to formalise its decision making process in order to make it less likely that decisions are incorrectly regarded as discriminating against protected classes. But that's not a requirement for them to be legitimately able to bar people from the community based on behaviour that contravenes their standards.
Repeating myself: you are writing essays legitimizing extralegal punishment and banishment from groups which are growing (and growing intensely) within society.
Yes. That's the way groups have always worked. Professional bodies in general have extralegal mechanisms of punishment (doctors being struck off, lawyers being disbarred), there's nothing unusual here.
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Re: "Discipline"? "Members"? What kind of "community" are you talking about?
Date: 2017-12-21 10:49 pm (UTC)Once a project scales beyond a certain point it may wish to formalise its decision making process in order to make it less likely that decisions are incorrectly regarded as discriminating against protected classes. But that's not a requirement for them to be legitimately able to bar people from the community based on behaviour that contravenes their standards.
Yes. That's the way groups have always worked. Professional bodies in general have extralegal mechanisms of punishment (doctors being struck off, lawyers being disbarred), there's nothing unusual here.