How Have Codes of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policies Worked Out? | Linux Today

How Have Codes of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policies Worked Out?

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Bruce Byfield
Mar 18, 2020

Do projects and conferences have a healthier atmosphere thanks to anti-harassment policies? Have people been warned about their behavior, or ejected from conferences for their conduct? Are the policies enforced, or an empty threat? Overall, how effective have policies been? Is their enforcement still a major concern for project leaders and conference organizers, or have they become a footnote in the history of FOSS?

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