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1Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct
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4Our Pledge
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7In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as
8contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and
9our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body
10size, disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and
11expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality,
12personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
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14Our Standards
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17Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment
18include:
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20* Using welcoming and inclusive language
21* Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
22* Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
23* Focusing on what is best for the community
24* Showing empathy towards other community members
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27Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:
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29* The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or
30  advances
31* Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
32* Public or private harassment
33* Publishing others’ private information, such as a physical or electronic
34  address, without explicit permission
35* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a
36  professional setting
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38
39Our Responsibilities
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41
42Maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable behavior
43and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to
44any instances of unacceptable behavior.
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46Maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject
47comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are
48not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or permanently any
49contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate, threatening,
50offensive, or harmful.
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52Scope
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55This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces
56when an individual is representing the project or its community. Examples of
57representing a project or community include using an official project e-mail
58address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed
59representative at an online or offline event. Representation of a project may be
60further defined and clarified by project maintainers.
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62Enforcement
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65Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be
66reported by contacting the Technical Advisory Board (TAB) at
67<tab@lists.linux-foundation.org>. All complaints will be reviewed and
68investigated and will result in a response that is deemed necessary and
69appropriate to the circumstances. The TAB is obligated to maintain
70confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident.  Further details of
71specific enforcement policies may be posted separately.
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73Maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good faith may
74face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by other members of the
75project’s leadership.
76
77Attribution
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80This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 1.4,
81available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct.html
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