Hi all, I'd like to propose a formal code of conduct for elfutils. Elfutils already has a brief, informal code of conduct. The CONTRIBUTING document in the elfutils source directory states that:
committers/maintainers who repeatedly ignore the above guidelines, are hostile or offensive towards other committers or contributors, and don't correct their behavior after being asked by other committers will be removed as maintainer/committer. I'd like to replace this with a more formal code of conduct that applies to anyone participating in the elfutils community and better describes the types of behaviors that are either encouraged or unwelcome. The code of conduct should also outline how complaints will be handled and who is responsible for enforcement. The Contributor Covenant [1] is a code of conduct that I believe satisfies these goals. Mark has already recommended that elfutils adopt the Contributor Covenant [2]. It is also used by a variety of open source projects including Golang, Curl and the Linux kernel. This code of conduct includes a committee to handle any complaints or concerns that fall under the code. Mark and I have offered to be on this committee. If anyone else would like to be a member of the elfutils code of conduct committee, please let us know! I've included the text of Contributor Covenant v2.1 below with changes to the following sections: Enforcement Responsibilities: Clarified who is a "community leader". Scope: Used examples specific to elfutils. Enforcement: Mention our code of conduct committee and names of members. Any other comments or questions regarding an elfutils code of conduct are also welcome. Aaron [1] https://www.contributor-covenant.org/ [2] https://inbox.sourceware.org/elfutils-devel/63f6aa114966e0d49d18497c336afa8d3965e24d.ca...@klomp.org/#t --- # Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct ## Our Pledge We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual identity and orientation. We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming, diverse, inclusive, and healthy community. ## Our Standards Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment for our community include: * Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward other people * Being respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences * Giving and gracefully accepting constructive feedback * Accepting responsibility and apologizing to those affected by our mistakes, and learning from the experience * Focusing on what is best not just for us as individuals, but for the overall community Examples of unacceptable behavior include: * The use of sexualized language or imagery, and sexual attention or advances of any kind * Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks * Public or private harassment * Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or email address, without their explicit permission * Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting ## Enforcement Responsibilities Community leaders (i.e. regular contributors and/or those with elfutils git commit access) are responsible for clarifying and enforcing our standards of acceptable behavior and will take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any behavior that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful. Community leaders 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, and will communicate reasons for moderation decisions when appropriate. ## Scope This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, such as the elfutils IRC channel, website, mailing list and bug reports. It also applies when an individual is officially representing the community in public spaces. Examples of representing our community include acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline event. ## Enforcement Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported to the elfutils code of conduct committee at elfutils-cond...@sourceware.org. The current members of the elfutils code of conduct committee are: Mark Wielaard Aaron Merey All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly. All community leaders are obligated to respect the privacy and security of the reporter of any incident. ## Enforcement Guidelines Community leaders will follow these Community Impact Guidelines in determining the consequences for any action they deem in violation of this Code of Conduct: ### 1. Correction Community Impact: Use of inappropriate language or other behavior deemed unprofessional or unwelcome in the community. Consequence: A private, written warning from community leaders, providing clarity around the nature of the violation and an explanation of why the behavior was inappropriate. A public apology may be requested. ### 2. Warning Community Impact: A violation through a single incident or series of actions. Consequence: A warning with consequences for continued behavior. No interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, for a specified period of time. This includes avoiding interactions in community spaces as well as external channels like social media. Violating these terms may lead to a temporary or permanent ban. ### 3. Temporary Ban Community Impact: A serious violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior. Consequence: A temporary ban from any sort of interaction or public communication with the community for a specified period of time. No public or private interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, is allowed during this period. Violating these terms may lead to a permanent ban. ### 4. Permanent Ban Community Impact: Demonstrating a pattern of violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior, harassment of an individual, or aggression toward or disparagement of classes of individuals. Consequence: A permanent ban from any sort of public interaction within the community. ## Attribution This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 2.1, available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html. Community Impact Guidelines were inspired by Mozilla’s code of conduct enforcement ladder. For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see the FAQ at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq. Translations are available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations.
