From 04c4bb90ae6e6a92b1fc0881eb6a4b71829edc92 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shuah Khan Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2025 14:12:31 -0700 Subject: Documentation/CoC: Spell out the TAB role in enforcement decisions Updates the document to clearly describe the scope and role the TAB plays in making decisions on unresolved violations. If and when the CoC has to make a call on instituting a ban, it doesn't act without the TAB's approval and only when the TAB approves it with 2/3 vote in favor of the measure. These changes ensure that the TAB role and its oversight on CoC measures is consistently described throughout the document. Fixes: c818d5c64c9a8cc1 ("Documentation/CoC: spell out enforcement for unacceptable behaviors") Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman Acked-by: Miguel Ojeda Acked-by: Steven Rostedt Acked-by: Jonathan Corbet Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan Acked-by: Dan Williams Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250306211231.13154-1-shuah@kernel.org --- .../process/code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst | 17 +++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/process/code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst b/Documentation/process/code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst index 1d1150954be3..4cdef8360698 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst @@ -145,13 +145,16 @@ kernel community. Any decisions regarding enforcement recommendations will be brought to the TAB for implementation of enforcement with the relevant maintainers -if needed. A decision by the Code of Conduct Committee can be overturned -by the TAB by a two-thirds vote. +if needed. Once the TAB approves one or more of the measures outlined +in the scope of the ban by two-thirds of the members voting for the +measures, the Code of Conduct Committee will enforce the TAB approved +measures. Any Code of Conduct Committee members serving on the TAB will +not vote on the measures. At quarterly intervals, the Code of Conduct Committee and TAB will provide a report summarizing the anonymised reports that the Code of Conduct committee has received and their status, as well details of any -overridden decisions including complete and identifiable voting details. +TAB approved decisions including complete and identifiable voting details. Because how we interpret and enforce the Code of Conduct will evolve over time, this document will be updated when necessary to reflect any @@ -227,9 +230,11 @@ The scope of the ban for a period of time could include: such as mailing lists and social media sites Once the TAB approves one or more of the measures outlined in the scope of -the ban by a two-thirds vote, the Code of Conduct Committee will enforce -the TAB approved measure(s) in collaboration with the community, maintainers, -sub-maintainers, and kernel.org administrators. +the ban by two-thirds of the members voting for the measures, the Code of +Conduct Committee will enforce the TAB approved measure(s) in collaboration +with the community, maintainers, sub-maintainers, and kernel.org +administrators. Any Code of Conduct Committee members serving on the TAB +will not vote on the measures. The Code of Conduct Committee is mindful of the negative impact of seeking public apology and instituting ban could have on individuals. It is also -- cgit v1.2.3