[sr-dev] Addition of a code of conduct to the Kamailio repository

[Henning Westerholt]

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