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
Dear all,
the XSF will planning to apply this year again for the GSoC 2025.
If we will be accepted as an umbrella organisation, that acts as supervising/reference organisation for your XMPP projects we recommend to act quickly and start preparing your project if you want to participate with your project. This means usually:
- Read the guidelines: https://google.github.io/gsocguides/student/
- Read the setup and what you need to provide for last year: https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Google_Summer_of_Code_2024
- Collect feasible ideas for newcomers (!) (they unlikely will implement A/V or MUC, not even close)
- Promote and search for potential contributors (even if you are not participating you can help)
Remember that this is not just a great opportunity for your project and project community. It's also a good chance for XMPP as a whole network, ecosystem as well as inspiring people around open-source development.
If you want to help me organising and promoting for this you are also very welcome!
I'm general, reach out to me by next week if you have interest and can think of ideas. The earlier the better.
If I don't hear back, I will not consider to apply this year.
(Remember that the XSF has not yet been approved to participate in GSoC 2025.)
Kind regards,
Eddie
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XSF Org Admin, GSoC 2025
Good news everybody!
It will come as no shock that we will have a Summit in Brussels, just
before FOSDEM. As is tradition, this includes the XSF dinner, which is
hosted by the XSF for its members, friends, and sponsors to thank them
for their hard work and support for the foundation and its mission. To
quote Ralph: "it's great fun."
The dinner will take place on Thursday 30 January, at restaurant
L'Auberge Bretonne (Brussselsesteenweg 670 – 3090 OVERIJSE). This is, of
course, also tradition. We would love it if you could make it. Please
let us know by filling in the form at https://forms.gle/S9i3wD6dmePHnovK6.
Timely as we are with organising this, you'll get plenty of time, just
as long as you'll fill in the form by Wednesday 18:00 UTC. That's a full
24 hours, who needs that much time to pick things anyway?
If you're not a member or sponsor, feel free to join us, but we'll ask
you to cover the costs of food, drink and transport yourself.
Hope to see you in Brussels,
Edwin
Hi everyone,
I've been wondering for some time if it wouldn't make sense to establish a
sister non-profit foundation in the European Union, given that many projects
and active people in our community are based there, and our annual summit is
held in Brussels. It seems more practical and could simplify potential legal
conflicts.
Additionally, current geopolitical circumstances make this seem even more
sensible.
We should also consider having a backup option in case things become untenable
in the US.
What are your thoughts?
Best,
Goffi
Dear all,
I just want to inform you that I am back from my long absence and vaccations in the nice sphere of South America.
I will try to scrape through the correspondence asap. I have seen that I have the honor to be Board member again and wanted to say thanks for this, too.
If there is anything of urgency, please let me know. I hope you all are good, too.
A happy new year,
Eddie
