From dfbb50af87817b3bc3e91cdfc6476176b756b964 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Fontana Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2015 20:11:12 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] add current HBR --- HBR.md | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+) create mode 100644 HBR.md diff --git a/HBR.md b/HBR.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..195ddc5 --- /dev/null +++ b/HBR.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +Harvey Birdman Rule +=================== + +A nontrivial number of interesting collaborative FLOSS legal endeavors +have been operated in a relatively nontransparent and methodologically +suboptimal manner. This project aims to be different, and this +therefore necessitates the following norms of participation, which +shall be known informally as the 'Harvey Birdman Rule': + + 1. Contributions in the form of word-processing documents (even if + in a free/open standard format), "redlined" or otherwise, are + unacceptable and will be deleted immediately. + + 2. No private mailing lists (including but not limited to those + governed by the so-called Chatham House Rule) will be used by + this project. Public archiving of mailing lists used by this + project is strongly encouraged; however, archives are not + mandatory and partial archiving is permitted. + + 3. Except in extraordinary cases, private telephone calls, private + teleconferences, private in-person meetings, and private email + communications shall not be used to discuss *substantive* + development of this project. Should such private communications + nevertheless occur, participants in such communications are + expected to publish summaries of any relevant discussions in a + manner or medium accessible to the general net public. + + 4. Contributing by informal suggestions or proposals made in a + posting to the project mailing list is welcome. However, any such + suggestions or proposals that are made in the form of top-posted + replies to quoted earlier mailing list postings by others are + unacceptable and therefore shall be ignored. + + 5. Criticisms of, or proposed changes to, the Harvey Birdman Rule + are welcome, though such criticisms or proposals must themselves + comply with the Harvey Birdman Rule as it exists at the time the + criticism or proposal is made. + +