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| 1 | +# Open Source Code of Conduct |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +This code of conduct outlines our expectations for participants within this |
| 4 | +DSC Resource Module community, as well as steps to reporting unacceptable behavior. |
| 5 | +We are committed to providing a welcoming and inspiring community for all and expect |
| 6 | +our code of conduct to be honored. Anyone who violates this code of conduct may be |
| 7 | +banned from the community. |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +Our open source communities strive to: |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +- **Be friendly and patient.** |
| 12 | +- **Be welcoming:** We strive to be a community that welcomes and supports people |
| 13 | + of all backgrounds and identities. This includes, but is not limited to members |
| 14 | + of any race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, colour, immigration status, |
| 15 | + social and economic class, educational level, sex, sexual orientation, gender |
| 16 | + identity and expression, age, size, family status, political belief, religion, |
| 17 | + and mental and physical ability. |
| 18 | +- **Be considerate:** Your work will be used by other people, and you in turn |
| 19 | + will depend on the work of others. Any decision you take will affect users and |
| 20 | + colleagues, and you should take those consequences into account when making |
| 21 | + decisions. Remember that we're a world-wide community, so you might not be |
| 22 | + communicating in someone else's primary language. |
| 23 | +- **Be respectful:** Not all of us will agree all the time, but disagreement is |
| 24 | + no excuse for poor behavior and poor manners. We might all experience some |
| 25 | + frustration now and then, but we cannot allow that frustration to turn into a |
| 26 | + personal attack. It's important to remember that a community where people feel |
| 27 | + uncomfortable or threatened is not a productive one. |
| 28 | +- **Be careful in the words that we choose:** we are a community of professionals, |
| 29 | + and we conduct ourselves professionally. Be kind to others. Do not insult or |
| 30 | + put down other participants. Harassment and other exclusionary behavior aren't |
| 31 | + acceptable. |
| 32 | +- **Try to understand why we disagree:** Disagreements, both social and technical, |
| 33 | + happen all the time. It is important that we resolve disagreements and differing |
| 34 | + views constructively. Remember that we're different. The strength of our community |
| 35 | + comes from its diversity, people from a wide range of backgrounds. Different people |
| 36 | + have different perspectives on issues. Being unable to understand why someone holds |
| 37 | + a viewpoint doesn't mean that they're wrong. Don't forget that it is human to err |
| 38 | + and blaming each other doesn't get us anywhere. Instead, focus on helping to resolve |
| 39 | + issues and learning from mistakes. |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +## Definitions |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +Harassment includes, but is not limited to: |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +- Offensive comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual |
| 46 | + orientation, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, |
| 47 | + body size, race, age, regional discrimination, political or religious affiliation |
| 48 | +- Unwelcome comments regarding a person's lifestyle choices and practices, |
| 49 | + including those related to food, health, parenting, drugs, and employment |
| 50 | +- Deliberate misgendering. This includes deadnaming or persistently using a |
| 51 | + pronoun that does not correctly reflect a person's gender identity. You must |
| 52 | + address people by the name they give you when not addressing them by their username |
| 53 | + or handle |
| 54 | +- Physical contact and simulated physical contact (eg, textual descriptions like |
| 55 | + "hug" or "backrub") without consent or after a request to stop |
| 56 | +- Threats of violence, both physical and psychological |
| 57 | +- Incitement of violence towards any individual, including encouraging a person |
| 58 | + to commit suicide or to engage in self-harm |
| 59 | +- Deliberate intimidation |
| 60 | +- Stalking or following |
| 61 | +- Harassing photography or recording, including logging online activity for |
| 62 | + harassment purposes |
| 63 | +- Sustained disruption of discussion |
| 64 | +- Unwelcome sexual attention, including gratuitous or off-topic sexual images or |
| 65 | + behaviour |
| 66 | +- Pattern of inappropriate social contact, such as requesting/assuming inappropriate |
| 67 | + levels of intimacy with others |
| 68 | +- Continued one-on-one communication after requests to cease |
| 69 | +- Deliberate "outing" of any aspect of a person's identity without their consent |
| 70 | + except as necessary to protect others from intentional abuse |
| 71 | +- Publication of non-harassing private communication |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +Our open source community prioritizes marginalized people's safety over privileged |
| 74 | +people's comfort. We will not act on complaints regarding: |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +- 'Reverse' -isms, including 'reverse racism,' 'reverse sexism,' and 'cisphobia' |
| 77 | +- Reasonable communication of boundaries, such as "leave me alone," "go away," or |
| 78 | + "I'm not discussing this with you" |
| 79 | +- Refusal to explain or debate social justice concepts |
| 80 | +- Communicating in a 'tone' you don't find congenial |
| 81 | +- Criticizing racist, sexist, cissexist, or otherwise oppressive behavior or assumptions |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +## Diversity Statement |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +We encourage everyone to participate and are committed to building a community |
| 86 | +for all. Although we will fail at times, we seek to treat everyone both as fairly |
| 87 | +and equally as possible. Whenever a participant has made a mistake, we expect them |
| 88 | +to take responsibility for it. If someone has been harmed or offended, it is our |
| 89 | +responsibility to listen carefully and respectfully, and do our best to right the |
| 90 | +wrong. |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +Although this list cannot be exhaustive, we explicitly honor diversity in age, |
| 93 | +gender, gender identity or expression, culture, ethnicity, language, national |
| 94 | +origin, political beliefs, profession, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic |
| 95 | +status, and technical ability. We will not tolerate discrimination based on any |
| 96 | +of the protected characteristics above, including participants with disabilities. |
| 97 | + |
| 98 | +## Reporting Code of Conduct Issues |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +If you experience or witness unacceptable behavior—or have any other concerns, |
| 101 | +please report it by contacting us via [dscottraynsford@outlook.com](mailto:dscottraynsford@outlook.com). |
| 102 | +All reports will be handled with discretion. |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +In your report please include: |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +- Your contact information. |
| 107 | +- Names (real, usernames or pseudonyms) of any individuals involved. If there |
| 108 | + are additional witnesses, please include them as well. |
| 109 | +- Your account of what occurred, and if you believe the incident is ongoing. |
| 110 | +- If there is a publicly available record (e.g. a mailing list archive or a |
| 111 | + public chat log), please include a link or attachment. |
| 112 | +- Any additional information that may be helpful. |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | +After filing a report, a representative will contact you personally, review the |
| 115 | +incident, follow up with any additional questions, and make a decision as to how |
| 116 | +to respond. If the person who is harassing you is part of the response team, they |
| 117 | +will recuse themselves from handling your incident. If the complaint originates |
| 118 | +from a member of the response team, it will be handled by a different member of |
| 119 | +the response team. We will respect confidentiality requests for the purpose of |
| 120 | +protecting victims of abuse. |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | +## Attribution & Acknowledgements |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +We all stand on the shoulders of giants across many open source communities. |
| 125 | +We’d like to thank the communities and projects that established code of conducts |
| 126 | +and diversity statements as our inspiration: |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | +- [Django](https://www.djangoproject.com/conduct/reporting/) |
| 129 | +- [Python](https://www.python.org/community/diversity/) |
| 130 | +- [Ubuntu](http://www.ubuntu.com/about/about-ubuntu/conduct) |
| 131 | +- [Contributor Covenant](http://contributor-covenant.org/) |
| 132 | +- [Geek Feminism](http://geekfeminism.org/about/code-of-conduct/) |
| 133 | +- [Citizen Code of Conduct](http://citizencodeofconduct.org/) |
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