[Python-ideas] applying the PSF Code of Conduct to this mailing list

[Terry Jan Reedy]

On 6/5/2013 6:44 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On 05/06/13 09:31, David Mertz wrote:
>> My understanding is that Brett and Titus are the list maintainers.
>
> Thanks David, but I misworded the question. Rather than asking *who*, I
> should have asked why Brett and Titus *alone* are making this decision.
>
> Please someone correct me if I am misinformed, but I don't believe that
> this is a private mailing list "owned" by Brett and Titus, emphasis on
> the "private" part. As maintainers, they maintain the list on behalf of
> the community, they are not owners who get to unilaterally set policy
> for it.
>
> But even if I am wrong, and Brett and Titus are owners in the sense that
> they, and they alone, get to decide what happens with this list, it is
> hardly open, respectful or considerate to impose this sort of sort of
> policy change on the list without giving members the opportunity to
> express their thoughts on the matter first.

I believe the PSF CoC was both ratified by a vote of members and 
intended to apply to all PSF activities, including PSF mailing lists 
based on PSF-paid servers. I understand Brett as saying that he and 
Titus intend to actively enforce it for this list.