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Documentation/CoC: Spell out the TAB role in enforcement decisions

Updates the document to clearly describe the scope and role the TAB plays
in making decisions on unresolved violations. If and when the CoC has to
make a call on instituting a ban, it doesn't act without the TAB's approval
and only when the TAB approves it with 2/3 vote in favor of the measure.

These changes ensure that the TAB role and its oversight on CoC measures
is consistently described throughout the document.

Fixes: c818d5c64c9a8cc1 ("Documentation/CoC: spell out enforcement for unacceptable behaviors")

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Acked-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Acked-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250306211231.13154-1-shuah@kernel.org

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Shuah Khan and committed by
Jonathan Corbet
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Documentation/process/code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst
··· 145 145 146 146 Any decisions regarding enforcement recommendations will be brought to 147 147 the TAB for implementation of enforcement with the relevant maintainers 148 - if needed. A decision by the Code of Conduct Committee can be overturned 149 - by the TAB by a two-thirds vote. 148 + if needed. Once the TAB approves one or more of the measures outlined 149 + in the scope of the ban by two-thirds of the members voting for the 150 + measures, the Code of Conduct Committee will enforce the TAB approved 151 + measures. Any Code of Conduct Committee members serving on the TAB will 152 + not vote on the measures. 150 153 151 154 At quarterly intervals, the Code of Conduct Committee and TAB will 152 155 provide a report summarizing the anonymised reports that the Code of 153 156 Conduct committee has received and their status, as well details of any 154 - overridden decisions including complete and identifiable voting details. 157 + TAB approved decisions including complete and identifiable voting details. 155 158 156 159 Because how we interpret and enforce the Code of Conduct will evolve over 157 160 time, this document will be updated when necessary to reflect any ··· 230 227 such as mailing lists and social media sites 231 228 232 229 Once the TAB approves one or more of the measures outlined in the scope of 233 - the ban by a two-thirds vote, the Code of Conduct Committee will enforce 234 - the TAB approved measure(s) in collaboration with the community, maintainers, 235 - sub-maintainers, and kernel.org administrators. 230 + the ban by two-thirds of the members voting for the measures, the Code of 231 + Conduct Committee will enforce the TAB approved measure(s) in collaboration 232 + with the community, maintainers, sub-maintainers, and kernel.org 233 + administrators. Any Code of Conduct Committee members serving on the TAB 234 + will not vote on the measures. 236 235 237 236 The Code of Conduct Committee is mindful of the negative impact of seeking 238 237 public apology and instituting ban could have on individuals. It is also