OK, I am going to post one more reply. Here's my opinion on the whole ban situation.

This is the gentoo-nfp list, which is on Foundation infrastructure, and is supposed to allow discussion related to the Foundation. ComRel is not an entity that is accountable to the Foundation, and by banning me on this list, you are infringing my right as a Foundation member to offer feedback related to the direction of Gentoo Foundation. This is particularly egregious as I am the founding member of the Foundation, and the project that it oversees, and clearly my opinion holds some value, whether you agree with it or not.

Therefore, I will consider any further action against me on this list, to silence me or otherwise prevent me from expressing my views, as a violation of my rights as a Foundation member and I would consider that as something that I could pursue legally. One of the downsides of ComRel having no accountability or tie to the Foundation is you really have no authority to enforce any bans here. The CoC is not part of the Foundation's bylaws.

I am going to extend this to wltjr. Whatever you think of him, he is a former trustee. His opinions and posts are important due to his experience leading the Foundation in the past, and whatever you think of him personally, he does care about Gentoo and has a successful track record as a trustee. Therefore, I consider his ban to be inappropriate and frankly disruptive to further improvements of the Foundation. If you don't like something or other that he did in the past, then you will need to treat that as a completely separate issue, and you can deal with that however you want as long as it is addressed solely within your scope of influence, which is "gentoo developer land."

I would also add that any Foundation members should not be banned on this list. Really, any gentoo list or infrastructure -- but this list in particular. However, you are free to enforce the CoC on GENTOO DEVELOPERS, over whom the CoC has jurisdiction.

-Daniel