The Real Code of Conduct After
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8a104f8b5867c682d994ffa7a74093c54469c11fOur PledgeIn the interest of fostering an environment that is open and welcoming to productive contributors, we pledge to making participation in our project and our community a productive coding and learning experience for everyone, regardless of political views, country of origin, skin color, personal psychological problems and emotional needs, and skills in verbal expression in English or other natural language.
Our StandardsExamples of behavior that contributes to creating a productive environment include:
- Using language focused on the problem at hand, e.g. "in line 123 you used an incorrect function"
- Recognizing that a given viewpoint may be valid or invalid, and arguing on the merits, regardless of the perceived popularity or authority
- Voicing to-the-point criticism, even though it may offend some people
- Focusing on developing code and fixing bugs, not on feeling good about ourselves
- Showing a willingness to learn more technical matters as necessary
Examples of unacceptable behavior include:
- Accusing others of being "insensitive" or "harassing", instead of responding constructively to technical criticism (such as "you wrote incorrect code in line 123") or to other criticism (such as "you have bad English grammar in the comment in line 120 - you should write more clearly")
- Personal or political attacks on people (e.g. calling someone a "white supremacist" or "racist" just because they have white skin)
- Public or private harassment, accompanying demands to conform to a chosen political ideology (e.g. harassing someone who refuses to praise or to condemn a given political opinion)
- Demanding that software developers should behave as political activists or as a "thought police" (e.g. pretending that someone's joke was a serious statement and castigating that person for wrong-thinking)
- Imposing a discussion of political topics in developer's mailing list or chat channel, and generally steering the discussion away from productive technical subject matter into a politically charged domain
- Publishing others’ private information, such as a physical or electronic address, without explicit permission
Our ResponsibilitiesMaintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable behavior and are expected to take corrective action in response to consistent unacceptable behavior.
Maintainers have the responsibility to reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are not aligned to this Real Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or permanently any contributor for behaviors that contradict the Real Code of Conduct.
ScopeThis 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.
EnforcementInstances of unacceptable behavior may be reported by contacting the Moderator's Board <xyz@xyz.org>. All complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response as appropriate to the circumstances, in the opinion of one or more main moderators. The Board is NOT obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident. All details of any action by the Board must be posted immediately.
Maintainers who consistently do not follow or do not enforce the Real Code of Conduct will be dismissed from the Moderator's Board and may be further sanctioned from the project, as any other developers.