Hello,
with commit a213d9d1 I introduced a Code of Conduct to the Kamailio repository [1].
This topic was initially discussed during the Kamailio development workshop, started from Daniel. During the development workshop we came to the conclusion that this is a policy decision and needs broader discussion in the Kamailio Management board and also the Kamailio Admin-Team.
This discussion started last Friday, and after several days of discussion we decided to choose an existing Code of Conduct. We adapted the CoC of the Debian Project [2] and did a few changes for readability and also to adapt it to the (smaller) scope of our project.
This CoC is in my opinion a good, generic and pragmatic document. Many people in our community are already in one way or the other involved in the Debian project.
I am aware that this is (especially right now) a hot topic for some people. My personal opinion is that we managed to get a great fit to the existing Kamailio community culture. The history of this project shows that we are an open project and welcome contributions from anybody. So I don't expect any impact because of this change.
We also ensured that the CoC only applies inside the Kamailio project, and that the Kamailio Management board is the authoritative instance in any conflicts about this topic.
I don't want to start a classical "bike-shedding" discussion on this list about this topic.. But if you have any questions about this, lets us know. You can also contact the Kamailio Management Board, if you want to keep it private.
Best regards,
Henning Westerholt
[1] https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md [2] https://www.debian.org/code_of_conduct