Codes of Conduct
Meritocracy is crucial when evaluating contributions to software, especially libre software. The individual who has created the code matters less than the quality of the code. Some of the most technically correct FOSS organisations are founded on this principle[0][1]. One should not assign any value to code beyond its functionality and correctness.
Codes of conduct generally are opposed to this model of contribution; a key exception being contribution guidelines, which simply streamline the formatting of commits and bug reports. In a purely impersonal sense, code must be analysed as a solution to a problem. Interpersonal conduct is an interpersonal matter. The BTDFL model of interpersonal management (bar organisational membership) is perhaps the only 'true' CoC.
[0]: <https://suckless.org/philosophy/>
[1]: <https://www.openbsd.org/goals.html>
Last Edited: 2024/10/21