I hope the other 7 members of the board take note of this response, and other similar reactions on dev@ today.
When Datastax violated trademark, they acknowledged it and worked to correct it. To their credit, they tried to do the right thing. When the PMC failed to enforce problems, we acknowledged it and worked to correct it. We aren't perfect, but we're trying. When a few members the board openly violate the code of conduct, being condescending and disrespectful under the auspices of "enforcing the rules" and "protecting the community", they're breaking the rules, damaging the community, and nobody seems willing to acknowledge it or work to correct it. It's not isolated, I'll link examples if it's useful. In a time when we're all trying to do the right thing to protect the project and the community, it's unfortunate that high ranking, long time members within the ASF actively work to undermine trust and community while flaunting the code of conduct, which requires friendliness, empathy, and professionalism, and the rest of the board is silent on the matter. > On Nov 5, 2016, at 4:08 PM, Dave Brosius <dbros...@apache.org> wrote: > > I take this response (a second time) as a pompous way to trivialize the > responses of others as to the point of their points being meaningless to you. > So either explain what this means, or accept the fact that you are as Chris > is exactly what people are claiming you to be. Abnoxious bullies more > interested in throwing your weight around and causing havoc, destroying a > community, rather than actually being motivated by improving the ASF. > > >> On 11/05/2016 06:16 PM, Jim Jagielski wrote: >> How about a nice game of chess? >> >>> On Nov 5, 2016, at 1:15 PM, Aleksey Yeschenko <alek...@apache.org> wrote: >>> >>> I’m sorry, but this statement is so at odds with common sense that I have >>> to call it out. >>> >>> Of course your position grants your voice extra power. A lot of extra power, >>> like it or not (I have a feeling you quite like it, though). >>> >>> In an ideal world, that power would entail corresponding duties: >>> care and consideration in your actions at least. >>> Instead, you are being hotheaded, impulsive, antagonising, and immature. >>> >>> In what possible universe dropping that hammer threat from the ’20% off” >>> email thread, >>> then following up with a Game of Thrones youtube clip is alright? >>> >>> That kind of behaviour is inappropriate for a board member. Frankly, it >>> wouldn’t be >>> appropriate for a greeter at Walmart. If you don’t see this, we do indeed >>> have bigger >>> problems. >>> >>> -- >>> AY >>> >>> On 5 November 2016 at 14:57:13, Jim Jagielski (j...@jagunet.com) wrote: >>> >>>>> But I love the ability of VP's and Board to simply pretend their >>>>> positions carried no weight. >>>>> >>>> I would submit that whatever "weight" someone's position may >>>> carry, it is due to *who* they are, and not *what* they are. >>>> >>>> If we have people here in the ASF or in PMCs which really think >>>> that titles manner in discussions like this, when one is NOT >>>> speaking ex cathedra, then we have bigger problems. :) >> >
