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
Entirely true story: This year, I fumble-fingered my votes on Board, and
realised I was just as happy with the outcome as if I had not. Great
candidates, and if the final board doesn't include me, I'll be happy that
the Board is made up of some really good people who'll do a lot for the
XSF. I mean, vote for me, of course, but actually if you vote for other
people we'll have a great Board anyway, so really just vote if you haven't
already.
Council also has great candidates, and I'm particularly happy that not only
have most of the existing (very good) Council continued, but the "new" slot
will be filled by Jerôme, who should have run for Council years ago. But
it's a massive disappointment to see that we, as members, don't have a
choice - this has been the case for a couple of years. It's nice that the
choice we don't have is a great choice, of course. But it'd be better if we
had multiple great choices.
So, two questions:
- If you're a "technical" XSF member - written XEPs, write code, review
stuff, active in the technical discussions - what stops you from running
for Council?
- How can we encourage and enable people to run for Council?
My answer to the first is actually simple enough - I've been out of the
loop for a couple of years, and now I'm laser-focused on the server-side
(and Metre barely counts as a server). Plus, been there and done that. And
finally, I worried about the commitment level - Council needs timely,
detailed, responses to things.
My answer to the second mostly depends on everyone else's answers to the
first, though...
Anyway, it'd be good if in a year's time, there's 7 or 8 people
volunteering for Council, like Board (bewilderingly) is now.
Dave.
I've started proxy voting via xmpp:memberbot@xmpp.org on the membership
applications listed here:
https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Membership_Applications_Q4_2024
We will hold a meeting on December 11th to formally approve the voting
results.
The meeting particulars are:
* Date: December 11th, 2024
* Time: 19:00 UTC
* Location: xmpp:xsf@muc.xmpp.org
When you have problems with memberbot please contact my directly by
email or xmpp.
Thanks,
Alex
Hello,
you can find the meeting minutes of our annual member meeting here:
https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Meeting-Minutes-2024-11-21
the following individuals were elected to the XSF Board for the
2024/2025 term:
* Edward Maurer
* Ralph Meijer
* Florian Schmaus
* Dave Cridland
* Arne-Bruen Vogelsang
the 2024/2025 XSF Council consists of the following individuals:
* Jérôme_Poisson
* Marvin Wissfeld
* Daniel Gultsch
* Stephen Paul Weber
* Dan Caseley
Lets welcome all our new and returning Board & Council members. And
thanks to all volunteers applying for any of those positions.
I will try to get the mailing lists updated ASAP. The new board and
council can start to schedule their first meeting and do the transition.
Thanks,
Alex
Hi everyone,
firstly, I would like to thank everyone for voting! I am happy to be
able to give the XSF more support and I already have the first
suggestion and question.
As I was at a conference at the German Federal Office for Data
Protection in the department for messenger services at the beginning of
the month and also "promoted" XMPP there, it was suggested to me that I
could send the department an e-mail about XMPP. I would like to do that.
The question is, does it make sense for you or has someone already
written them? (Or maybe we shouldn't write them? :D) The idea is to
explain the advantages of XMPP compared to other messaging protocols.
Also the potential of interoperability and maybe more things that come
to mind.
Have a good time
Arne
According to my records the following members have voted in the current
board&council elections:
* andrzej.wojcik (at) tigase.org
* dan.caseley (at) igniterealtime.org
* daniel (at) gultsch.de
* daniel (at) spacecloud.one
* emus (at) jabbers.one
* flo (at) geekplace.eu
* gnauck (at) conversations.im
* goffi (at) jabber.fr
* holger (at) jabber.fu-berlin.de
* intosi (at) ik.nu
* jabber (at) larma.de
* mario (at) sabatino.pro
* martin (at) mdosch.de
* mathieui (at) mathieui.net
* neox (at) a-lec.org
* nicola (at) nicfab.chat
* p42ity (at) eversten.me
* ralphm (at) ik.nu
* root (at) nicolosus.chat
* singpolyma (at) singpolyma.net
* soul (at) blastersklan.com
* stpeter (at) jabber.org
* tim (at) mailbox.bz
* zash (at) zash.se
If you have not yet voted, please send a message to
xmpp:memberbot@xmpp.org.
If you have problems with memberbot please contact me directly by email
or xmpp.
Thanks,
Alex
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,
The XMPP Standards Foundation (XSF) will hold its 27th XMPP Summit in
Brussels, Belgium this year again! These are the two days preceding
FOSDEM 2025. The XSF invites everyone interested in development of the
XMPP protocol to attend, and discuss all things XMPP in person and remote!
Here is the official announcement of the XMPP Summit 27:
https://xmpp.org/2024/11/xmpp-summit-27/
I will post through our media channels soon.
Kind regards,
Eddie
I've started proxy voting via xmpp:memberbot@xmpp.org on the board &
council elections listed here:
https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Board_and_Council_Elections_2024
We will hold a member meeting on November 21st to formally approve the
voting results.
The meeting particulars are:
Date: 2024-11-21
Time: 19:00 UTC
Location: xmpp:xsf@muc.xmpp.org
When you have problems with memberbot please contact my directly by
email or xmpp.
Thanks,
Alex
Another reminder
Alex
________________________________
Von: Alexander Gnauck <gnauck(a)gmail.com>
Gesendet: Mittwoch, Oktober 23, 2024 5:19:32 PM
An: XSF Members <members(a)xmpp.org>
Betreff: [Members] Re: Board & Council elections
just a reminder that we are coming closer to the deadline.
When you are interested to apply for board or council then please add your application to:
https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Board_and_Council_Elections_2024
Thanks,
Alex
------ Originalnachricht ------
Von "Alexander Gnauck" <gnauck(a)gmail.com<mailto:gnauck@gmail.com>>
An "XSF Members" <members(a)xmpp.org<mailto:members@xmpp.org>>
Datum 13.09.2024 13:38:09
Betreff [Members] Board & Council elections
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<mailto:xsf@muc.xmpp.org>?join
Thanks,
Alex
