See https://perens.com/static/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.txt?v=1.4
Obviously the prohibition on a wide swath of discussion topics was a radical change from the codes of conduct in Open Source organizations, even though so many have run into trouble with such discussions. This version makes it more palatable by allowing a “Free Speech Zone” online or at meetings, which is managed by an entity other than the Post Open Administration and which we don’t concern ourselves with other than supporting the manager in maintaining peaceful discussion and physical safety. Free Speech isn’t always nice, so if you have a thin skin, don’t go there.
There’s a section on “No Secrets”, which is required if we are not to be restricted by ITAR, EAR, and similar law in other nations.
Post Open: Code of Conduct
Here is the very first draft of the Post Open Code of Conduct.
Many Open Source projects have found it necessary to enact a code of conduct. Ours is different from the ones you have seen, perhaps even radically different, in part because of the intended worldwide scale of the project. In particular, Post Open does not take a stance, and will not take one, on many issues you and I hold dear.
Its development reflects some of the issues I’ve encountered in my decades-long involvement in Open Source. Please email comments to bruce at perens dot com.