Hi,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 9:51 AM, Silvia Pfeiffer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:silvia@silvia-pfeiffer.de">silvia@silvia-pfeiffer.de</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Mark Walkom <<a href="mailto:markwalkom@gmail.com">markwalkom@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> On 28 November 2011 21:53, Brent Wallis <<a href="mailto:brent.wallis@gmail.com">brent.wallis@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> If Linux Australia want a G rated conference then I don;t really<br>
>> understand how a bloated code of conduct is going to do to fix this.<br>
>> Why not this:<br>
>> Code of conduct:<br>
>> <a href="http://Linux.conf.au" target="_blank">Linux.conf.au</a> presentations must adhere to the Australian censorship laws<br>
>> for a G rating.<br>
><br>
> This is probably as accurate as you will be able to get it without another<br>
> few months of to-and-fro.<br>
> With some provisions towards any behaviours like those mentioned, you'd have<br>
> a short but sharp CoC with more in depth stuff you can just point to via the<br>
> BSA for anyone that asks.<br>
<br>
</div></div>Unfortunately, this only addesses one part of the problem: the<br>
speakers. This sentence would not cover any of the poor behaviour that<br>
we've seen previously and that got some people excluded from previous<br>
conferences. So, I think, as nice as a short one like this would be,<br>
it's not sufficient.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></blockquote><div>Good point.</div><div>But does not any conference in Australia have to adhere to their state/NZ equivalent of Worksafe (as is called in VIC)?</div>
<div><br></div><div>If so, then would not the framework associated with such institutions be sufficient?</div><div>Rules concerning bullying and discrimination are already there.</div><div>What's more, these rules are backed up by real laws with real bite should the need arise.</div>
<div><br></div><div>IMHO the conference (any conference) is a place of work, and individual behaviour should adhere to the same rules as any place of work.</div><div><br></div><div>Would that not cover what is needed?</div>
<div>Rgds</div><div>BW</div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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