1# Code of Conduct 2 3Effective: Nov 1, 2018 4 5LF Projects, LLC (“LF Projects”) supports and hosts open source and open 6standards projects (each a “Project”) and undertakes such other activities as is 7consistent with its mission and purpose. 8 9## Introduction 10 11The purposes of LF Projects, LLC (“LF Projects”) are to: 12 13- support the collaborative development, availability and adoption of open 14 source software, hardware and networking and other technologies and the 15 collaborative development, availability and adoption of open protocols and 16 standards (individually and collectively, “Open Technology”); 17- host various projects pursuing the development of Open Technology and other 18 technical assets, materials and processes (each such project, which itself may 19 include any number of projects, a “Project”); 20- provide enablement and support to Projects to assist their development 21 activities; and 22- undertake such other lawful activity as permitted by law and as consistent 23 with the mission, purpose and tax status of LFP, Inc., a Delaware non-profit 24 non-stock corporation and the sole member of LF Projects. 25 26LF Projects hosts communities where participants choose to work together, and in 27that process experience differences in language, location, nationality, and 28experience. In such a diverse environment, misunderstandings and disagreements 29happen, which in most cases can be resolved informally. In rare cases, however, 30behavior can intimidate, harass, or otherwise disrupt one or more people in the 31community, which LF Projects will not tolerate. 32 33A **Code of Conduct (“Code”)** is useful to define accepted and acceptable 34behaviors and to promote high standards of professional practice. It also 35provides a benchmark for self-evaluation and acts as a vehicle for better 36identity of the organization. 37 38LF Projects is a Delaware series limited liability company. Projects of LF 39Projects are formed as separate series of LF Projects (each, a “Series”). 40References to “Projects” within this Policy include the applicable Series for 41each Project. 42 43This Code applies to any participant of any Project – including without 44limitation developers, participants in meetings, teleconferences, mailing lists, 45conferences or functions, and contributors. Note that this Code complements 46rather than replaces legal rights and obligations pertaining to any particular 47situation. In addition, with the approval of LF Projects, Projects are free to 48adopt their own code of conduct in place of the Code. 49 50## Statement of Intent 51 52LF Projects is committed to maintain a positive, professional work environment. 53This commitment calls for workplaces where participants at all levels behave 54according to the rules of the following code. A foundational concept of this 55code is that we all share responsibility for our work environment. 56 57## Code 58 591. Treat each other with respect, professionalism, fairness, and sensitivity to 60 our many differences and strengths, including in situations of high pressure 61 and urgency. 622. Never harass or bully anyone verbally, physically, sexually, or in digital or 63 written form. 643. Never discriminate on the basis of personal characteristics or group 65 membership. 664. Communicate constructively and avoid demeaning or insulting behavior or 67 language. 685. Seek, accept, and offer objective work criticism, and acknowledge properly 69 the contributions of others. 706. Be honest about your own qualifications, and about any circumstances that 71 might lead to conflicts of interest. 727. Respect the privacy of others and the confidentiality of data you access. 738. With respect to cultural differences, be conservative in what you do and 74 liberal in what you accept from others, but not to the point of accepting 75 disrespectful, unprofessional or unfair or unwelcome behavior or advances. 769. Promote the rules of this Code and take action (especially if you are in a 77 leadership position) to bring the discussion back to a more civil level 78 whenever inappropriate behaviors are observed. 7910. Stay on topic: Make sure that you are posting to the correct channel and 80 avoid off-topic discussions. Remember when you update an issue or respond to 81 an email you are potentially sending to a large number of people. 8211. Step down considerately: participants in every project come and go, and LF 83 Projects is no different. When you leave or disengage from the project, in 84 whole or in part, we ask that you do so in a way that minimizes disruption 85 to the project. This means you should tell people you are leaving and take 86 the proper steps to ensure that others can pick up where you left off. 87 88## Glossary 89 90### Demeaning behavior 91 92is acting in a way that reduces another person’s dignity, sense of self-worth or 93respect within the community. 94 95### Discrimination 96 97is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on criteria such as: 98physical appearance, race, ethnic origin, genetic differences, national or 99social origin, name, religion, gender, sexual orientation, family or health 100situation, pregnancy, disability, age, education, wealth, domicile, political 101view, morals, employment, or union activity. 102 103### Insulting behavior 104 105is treating another person with scorn or disrespect. 106 107### Acknowledgement 108 109is a record of the origin(s) and author(s) of a contribution. 110 111### Harassment 112 113is any conduct, verbal, physical, digital, written, or otherwise, that has the 114intent or effect of interfering with an individual, or that creates an 115intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment. 116 117### Leadership position 118 119includes group Chairs, project maintainers, staff members, and Board members. 120 121### Participant 122 123includes the following persons: 124 125- Developers 126- Representatives of corporate participants 127- Anyone from the Public partaking in the LF Projects work environment (e.g. 128 contribute code, comment on our code or specs, email us, attend our 129 conferences, functions, etc) 130 131### Respect 132 133is the genuine consideration you have for someone (if only because of their 134status as participant in LF Projects, like yourself), and that you show by 135treating them in a polite and kind way. 136 137### Sexual harassment 138 139includes visual displays of degrading sexual images, sexually suggestive 140conduct, offensive remarks of a sexual nature, requests for sexual favors, 141unwelcome physical contact, and sexual assault. 142 143### Unwelcome behavior 144 145Hard to define? Some questions to ask yourself are: 146 147- how would I feel if I were in the position of the recipient? 148- would my spouse, parent, child, sibling or friend like to be treated this way? 149- would I like an account of my behavior published in the organization’s 150 newsletter? 151- could my behavior offend or hurt other members of the work group? 152- could someone misinterpret my behavior as intentionally harmful or harassing? 153- would I treat my boss or a person I admire at work like that ? _Summary_: if 154 you are unsure whether something might be welcome or unwelcome, don’t do it. 155 156### Unwelcome sexual advance 157 158includes requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, digital, written, or 159physical conduct of a sexual nature, where: 160 161- submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or 162 condition of an individual’s employment, 163- submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis 164 for employment decisions affecting the individual, 165- such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an 166 individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating hostile or offensive 167 working environment. 168 169### Workplace Bullying 170 171is a tendency of individuals or groups to use persistent aggressive or 172unreasonable behavior (e.g. verbal or written abuse, offensive conduct or any 173interference which undermines or impedes work) against a co-worker or any 174professional relations. 175 176### Work Environment 177 178is the set of all available means of collaboration, including, but not limited 179to messages to mailing lists, private correspondence, Web pages, chat channels, 180phone and video teleconferences, and any kind of face-to-face meetings or 181discussions. 182 183## Incident Procedure 184 185To report incidents or to appeal reports of incidents, send an email to a member 186of the following escalation path: 187 188- Brad Bishop, Lead Maintainer, OpenBMC <bradleyb@fuzziesquirrel.com> 189- Nancy Yuen, Technical Steering Committee Member, OpenBMC <yuenn@google.com> 190- James Mihm, Technical Steering Committee Member, OpenBMC 191 <james.mihm@intel.com> 192- Mike Dolan, Manager of LF Projects, Linux Foundation <manager@lfprojects.org> 193 194Please include any available relevant information, including links to any 195publicly accessible material relating to the matter. Every effort will be taken 196to ensure a safe and collegial environment in which to collaborate on matters 197relating to the Project. In order to protect the community, the Project reserves 198the right to take appropriate action, potentially including the removal of an 199individual from any and all participation in the project. The Project will work 200towards an equitable resolution in the event of a misunderstanding. 201 202## Credits 203 204This code is based on the 205[W3C’s Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct](https://www.w3.org/Consortium/cepc) 206with some additions from the [Cloud Foundry](https://www.cloudfoundry.org/)’s 207Code of Conduct and the Hyperledger Project Code of Conduct. It has been 208modified from the Linux Foundation Project Code of Conduct to include incident 209managers local to the OpenBMC project. 210