From: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 11:32:05 +0000 (+0100) Subject: move commentary to discussion X-Git-Tag: convert-csv-opcode-to-binary~5029 X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=cf65bf5f71fd462f118cc34d533265384a96d1bb;p=libreriscv.git move commentary to discussion --- diff --git a/charter.mdwn b/charter.mdwn index 369bcd501..cb06f6f7b 100644 --- a/charter.mdwn +++ b/charter.mdwn @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ This document is based on the Titanian's "Code of Honour" and on the Systemic Laws of Organisations, listed in "Invisible Dynamics". +Comments and [[discussion]]. # The Code of Honour @@ -42,53 +43,3 @@ to grow and be part of the group. * Everyone is rewarded equitably for their contributions. * Everyone is responsible - and accountable - for their actions (good and bad: "Guilt" and "Merit" belong with whoever earned them). - -The Systemic Laws are explained below. - -## Everyone belongs - -Every contributor and their contributions and achievements are recognised. -This further encourages people to contribute; they feel welcome, and their -efforts valued. - -## Everyone is respected and honoured, past and present - -When someone leaves a project, particularly under less than ideal circumstances, -it is still vitally important to value and respect both them *and* their -contributions. - -## Role, Seniority and Expertise are all respected. - -This can be very challenging, particularly when someone with more expertise -meets someone whose length of service is greater. - -## We accept the responsibility of our position - -If we choose a position of responsibility, we must actually acknowledge and -accept the responsibility of that role! People will be relying on us. - -## Everyone is rewarded equitably for their contributions - -In a "Libre" context this is often extremely hard to do, as the normal -rules of profit-maximising business (do not provide goods or services -until payment has been received) do not apply: our "product" - the -source code - is made available at zero monetary cost. So it is down -to us to ensure that part of our time is spent making sure that everyone -*is* actually rewarded, whether through contracts, sponsorship, donations, -crowd-funding and profit-sharing in the same, and so on. - -## Everyone is responsible and accountable (for the "good" *and* the "bad") - -When we do something well, it is vital that we (alone) own and hold the -credit for that achievement (nobody else takes the credit; we *accept* -the credit). When we screw up, it is just as equally vital that we take -responsibility for cleaning up our mess, and that nobody else is blamed -*or think they own it*, or tries to take it the task away from us! - -In this way, two vitally important things happen. Firstly: we can rely -on each other, as we trust that the tasks that others chose will be -completed (even if they mess up a few times). Secondly: in our chosen -opportunity to grow and learn, we know and trust that nobody will take -that away from us, and, further, that our achievements and the credit -will be ours. - diff --git a/charter/discussion.mdwn b/charter/discussion.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..1521c6c1f --- /dev/null +++ b/charter/discussion.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +# Discussion and commentary on Libre-RISCV Member Agreement + +# The Code of Honour + +It's called a Code of "Honour", not a Code of "Conduct", for a reason. + +# The Systemic Laws of Organisations. + +The Systemic Laws are explained below. + +## Everyone belongs + +Every contributor and their contributions and achievements are recognised. +This further encourages people to contribute; they feel welcome, and their +efforts valued. + +## Everyone is respected and honoured, past and present + +When someone leaves a project, particularly under less than ideal circumstances, +it is still vitally important to value and respect both them *and* their +contributions. + +## Role, Seniority and Expertise are all respected. + +This can be very challenging, particularly when someone with more expertise +meets someone whose length of service is greater. + +## We accept the responsibility of our position + +If we choose a position of responsibility, we must actually acknowledge and +accept the responsibility of that role! People will be relying on us. + +## Everyone is rewarded equitably for their contributions + +In a "Libre" context this is often extremely hard to do, as the normal +rules of profit-maximising business (do not provide goods or services +until payment has been received) do not apply: our "product" - the +source code - is made available at zero monetary cost. So it is down +to us to ensure that part of our time is spent making sure that everyone +*is* actually rewarded, whether through contracts, sponsorship, donations, +crowd-funding and profit-sharing in the same, and so on. + +## Everyone is responsible and accountable (for the "good" *and* the "bad") + +When we do something well, it is vital that we (alone) own and hold the +credit for that achievement (nobody else takes the credit; we *accept* +the credit). When we screw up, it is just as equally vital that we take +responsibility for cleaning up our mess, and that nobody else is blamed +*or think they own it*, or tries to take it the task away from us! + +In this way, two vitally important things happen. Firstly: we can rely +on each other, as we trust that the tasks that others chose will be +completed (even if they mess up a few times). Secondly: in our chosen +opportunity to grow and learn, we know and trust that nobody will take +that away from us, and, further, that our achievements and the credit +will be ours. +