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3 | Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct |
4 | ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | |
5 | ||
6 | Our Pledge | |
7 | ========== | |
8 | ||
9 | In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as | |
10 | contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and | |
11 | our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body | |
12 | size, disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and | |
13 | expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, | |
14 | personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation. | |
15 | ||
16 | Our Standards | |
17 | ============= | |
18 | ||
19 | Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment | |
20 | include: | |
21 | ||
22 | * Using welcoming and inclusive language | |
23 | * Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences | |
24 | * Gracefully accepting constructive criticism | |
25 | * Focusing on what is best for the community | |
26 | * Showing empathy towards other community members | |
27 | ||
28 | ||
29 | Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include: | |
30 | ||
31 | * The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or | |
32 | advances | |
33 | * Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks | |
34 | * Public or private harassment | |
35 | * Publishing others’ private information, such as a physical or electronic | |
36 | address, without explicit permission | |
37 | * Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a | |
38 | professional setting | |
39 | ||
40 | ||
41 | Our Responsibilities | |
42 | ==================== | |
43 | ||
44 | Maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable behavior | |
45 | and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to | |
46 | any instances of unacceptable behavior. | |
47 | ||
48 | Maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject | |
49 | comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are | |
50 | not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or permanently any | |
51 | contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate, threatening, | |
52 | offensive, or harmful. | |
53 | ||
54 | Scope | |
55 | ===== | |
56 | ||
57 | This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces | |
58 | when an individual is representing the project or its community. Examples of | |
59 | representing a project or community include using an official project e-mail | |
60 | address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed | |
61 | representative at an online or offline event. Representation of a project may be | |
62 | further defined and clarified by project maintainers. | |
63 | ||
64 | Enforcement | |
65 | =========== | |
66 | ||
67 | Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be | |
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68 | reported by contacting the Code of Conduct Committee at |
69 | <conduct@kernel.org>. All complaints will be reviewed and investigated | |
70 | and will result in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate | |
71 | to the circumstances. The Code of Conduct Committee is obligated to | |
72 | maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident. | |
73 | Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted | |
74 | separately. | |
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76 | Attribution |
77 | =========== | |
78 | ||
79 | This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 1.4, | |
80 | available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct.html | |
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81 | |
82 | Interpretation | |
83 | ============== | |
84 | ||
85 | See the :ref:`code_of_conduct_interpretation` document for how the Linux | |
86 | kernel community will be interpreting this document. |