H-FOSS code of conduct updated to version 1.1

[Chamindra de Silva]

Thanks everyone for your input on the first version of the H-FOSS code of conduct. Mark and I have revised it based on most of the feedback so far and I hope it address most of the concerns. Key changes include:

 

- A normalizing of the statements to try to avoid redundancy, though in certain instances, we feel it is valuable to have certain best practices more explicitly declared.

 

- The language has been simplified and we have used the active term statements of conduct using "we will" as suggested by Tim

 

As Mark mentions the Red Cross code of conduct is not simple and is a 7 page document. We hope to elaborate on to give a background and examples why each statement makes sense as well later.

 

I am sure there are other suggestions that we can discuss on the next call. Right now you can find it as version 1.1 (I expect a few more changes before we finalize it to version 2.0) at the following URL:

 

http://www.humanitarian-ict.org/wiki/h-foss_code_of_conduct#a_recommended_code_of_conduct_for_open_source_community_contributors

 

On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 5:16 AM, Mark Prutsalis <ma...@sahanafoundation.org> wrote:

I would add to the agenda some discussion of the H-FOSS maturity model; please review https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AiR82JeFPTCOdGhmU05HM2trb3dac0dJMVdwRXRacWc&hl=en.  This is an integral part IMO of any proposal to form a consortium to support humanitarian relief organizations.

 

 

Also do review the H-FOSS maturity model which is very much still WIP for reivew. As mentioned this is based on the OpenSource Maturity models such as OpenBRR, except it looks to cover all the needed areas for a project to be ready and prepared to respond with more rigor and accountability.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_software_assessment_methodologies

 

So how about next Thursday, October 21 at 1300 EDT/1700 UTC?

 

 

Hope everyone is OK for Thursday the 21st as Mark mentioned. 1700 UTC is 10am PST, 1pm EST, 6pm GMT and 10:30pm IST.

 

Ref: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingtime.html?day=21&month=10&year=2010&p1=137&p2=179&p3=136&p4=389

 

Please do share your skype ID with him if you wish to participate.

 

Thanks,

 

Chamindra de Silva
http://chamindra-de-silva.blogspot.com | http://twitter.com/ChamindraS

[Gisli Olafsson]

Hi Chamindra,

 

Not sure if you are familiar with the WEF/OCHA guidelines for public-private collaboration for Humanitarian Action (Principles for Public-Private Collaboration for Humanitarian Action – PDF). It contains some good points about what we need to think about in this space. I know some of the major commercial companies have signed up to this one and maybe there are parts of it that also apply to the H-FOSS world.

 

Cheers,

Gisli

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