Hi everyone,
Going through the CoC again, I notice that it has a few gaps we should
probably address.
While the current wording explicitly prohibits racist language, there are a
lot of other *-isms which are unfortunately quite present in various spaces on
the XMPP network and which sometimes roll into XSF rooms.
I do not think that we want to be perceived as, for instance, an anti-LGBTQIA+
community, so we should extend the CoC to:
a) send the clear message to the world that we won't tolerate behaviour that,
and
b) give our moderators (that includes me in some places) the necessary holding
to enforce when necessary
Concretely, I propose that we add to 2.4 Be respectful, the following items on
the list of things to avoid:
> - Use of racist, misogynistic, anti-trans, anti-gay, ableist slurs, or other
> derogatory pejoratives for oppressed identity groups against such groups.
>
> - Blatantly racist, casteist, ableist, sexist, anti-trans, or otherwise
> offensive and bigoted discourse.
In addition, before the list of things to avoid, I would like to add:
> Respect others requests for space. That includes to disengage from a
> discourse if your partner(s) indicate that they do not want to discuss a
> topic any further. It is not easy to let someone be "wrong" on the internet,
> but boundaries are there to be respected.
To section 2.5 ("Be friendly and supportive"), I would like to add after the
first paragraph:
> This includes being mindful of the abilities of others; nobody is born an
> expert in anything and we all had to learn at some point. Be supportive of
> newcomers and learners. Do not be patronizing or condescending.
I may propose a PR against XEP-0458, but before doing so I wanted to offer
this for discussion on this list.
kind regards,
Jonas
I have created the membership application page for Q4 2024 at:
https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Membership_Applications_Q4_2024
The following XSF members have to reapply:
* Kim Alvefur
* Adrien Bourmault
* Dan Caseley
* Nicolas Cedilnik
* Joachim Lindborg
* Georg Lukas
* Thilo Molitor
* Axel Reimer
* Peter Waher
* Stephen Paul Weber
Regards,
Alex
Dear all,
TL;DR:
- Can someone track and do eventually GSoC 2025 duties until January
15th 2025 while I am absent?
- Please prepare your project community if you want to participate
already now.
This year we had two projects participating the GSoC 2024 where one of
the projects passed successfully. With both projects I also conducted a
fruitful feedback round that provided more insights in how we can
improve the next time.
You can read more about it here:
https://xmpp.org/2024/08/the-xmpp-newsletter-july-2024/#xmpp-and-google-sum…
I will not be available from the 20 November till 12 January. However, I
would consider to do the administration for GSoC 2025 still. In that
regard, I don't expect much will be required to do, but I would like to
ensure someone to take care on whatever may come from Google and we may
need to do as organization and community. And if it just is to remind
people to prepare and think about it. Most things are documented already:
https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Google_Summer_of_Code_2024https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Application_details_from_Feb_2022
If you and your project community would like to participate next year,
please consider to prepare now. Onboard people takes time and is key for
a successful participation.
Furthermore, there is also Outreachy as an alternative stipend for your
community: https://www.outreachy.org/
You can reach me if you have more questions.
Kind regards,
Eddie
Hello,
another year went by and we have to get prepared to elect the 2024-2025
XSF Board and Council soon.
When you are interested in running for Board (business stuff) or Council
(technical stuff) for the upcoming term, please create an appropriate
Wiki page by November 3rd, 2024, 00:00 UTC and link it from here:
https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Board_and_Council_Elections_2024
When you need to learn more about those roles, feel free to ask
questions on the list, our XSF chatroom, or contact people directly
which have been in those roles before.
Proxy voting is scheduled to start on November 4th, and we will hold our
annual meeting to elect the next XSF Board and Council on November 21st.
The meeting particulars are:
Date: 2024-11-21
Time: 19:00 UTC
Location: xmpp:xsf@muc.xmpp.org?join
Thanks,
Alex
