diff --git a/code-of-conduct.md b/code-of-conduct.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1b47c786 --- /dev/null +++ b/code-of-conduct.md @@ -0,0 +1,108 @@ +# CHAOSS Community: Code of Conduct + +## Our Pledge + +In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as +contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and +our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body +size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience, +education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, +religion, or sexual identity and orientation. + +## Our Standards + +Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment +include: + +* Using welcoming and inclusive language +* Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences +* Gracefully accepting constructive criticism +* Focusing on what is best for the community +* Showing empathy towards other community members + +Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include: + +* The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or + advances +* Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks +* Public or private harassment +* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic + address, without explicit permission +* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a + professional setting + +## Our Responsibilities + +Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable +behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in +response to any instances of unacceptable behavior. + +Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or +reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions +that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or +permanently any contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate, +threatening, offensive, or harmful. + +## Scope + +This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces +when an individual is representing the project or its community. Examples of +representing a project or community include using an official project e-mail +address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed +representative at an online or offline event. Representation of a project may be +further defined and clarified by project maintainers. + +## Enforcement + +Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be +reported by contacting the CHAOSS Code of Conduct Team at . All +complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that +is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The project team is +obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident. +Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted separately. + +Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good +faith may face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by other +members of the project's leadership. + +We will respect confidentiality requests for the purpose of protecting victims +of unacceptable behavior. At our discretion, we may publicly name a person about +whom we’ve received unacceptable behavior complaints, or privately warn third +parties about them, if we believe that doing so will increase the safety of +CHAOSS members or the general public. We will not name victims without their +affirmative consent. + +The CHAOSS Code of Conduct Team will report on a yearly basis the number of +incidence reports. The CHAOSS Code of Conduct Team shall consist of four members: +two from each committee and at least two who are on the Governing Board. +Members are elected by the community every two years or when needed. + +## Who to Contact + +The following people comprise the CHAOSS Code of Conduct Team and are the only recipients of : + - (To be elected from software committee and on governing board) + - (To be elected from metric committee and on governing board) + - (To be elected from software committee) + - (To be elected from metric committee) + +## Attribution + +This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][cc-homepage], version 1.4, +available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct.html +and the [Geek Feminism][gf-homepage] Code of Conduct, +available at https://geekfeminism.org/about/code-of-conduct/ + +[cc-homepage]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org +[gf-homepage]: https://geekfeminism.org/ + +## Version History + +* v1.0 adopted through a CHAOSS Governing Board vote from February 12, 2018 + +* v1.0 proposed on [January 27, 2018](https://github.com/chaoss/governance/pull/3#issuecomment-360939881) by the working group consisting of: + * Alexander Serebrenik + * Georg Link + * Jesus M Gonzales-Barahona + * Ray Paik + * Sean Goggins + * Vicky Janicki