We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in this 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, 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.
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:
Here are some examples of hypothetical unacceptable behavior within a GitHub-type development community:
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Harassment and discrimination: Engaging in any form of harassment, discrimination, or personal attacks based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or any other protected characteristic.
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Offensive language and conduct: Using offensive, derogatory, or inappropriate language, or engaging in conduct that creates a hostile or intimidating environment for other community members.
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Trolling and spamming: Posting irrelevant, inflammatory, or repetitive content with the intent to provoke or disrupt the community.
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Violation of privacy: Sharing private or personal information about other community members without their explicit consent.
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Intellectual property infringement: Submitting or sharing content that violates intellectual property rights, such as copyrighted material or patented code, without proper attribution or permission.
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Malicious code and security vulnerabilities: Intentionally introducing malicious code, exploits, or security vulnerabilities into the project's codebase or dependencies.
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Abuse of the contribution process: Submitting pull requests or issues that are not constructive, are duplicates, or are designed to waste maintainers' time and effort.
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Unethical or illegal activities: Engaging in any unethical or illegal activities, such as promoting or encouraging harmful or dangerous behavior.
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Disrespect for project maintainers: Disregarding or disrespecting the decisions, guidelines, or authority of project maintainers and moderators.
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Violation of the code of conduct: Failing to adhere to the project's code of conduct or other established community guidelines.