1 .. _code_of_conduct: 2 3 Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct 4 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 5 6 Our Pledge 7 ========== 8 9 In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as 10 contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and 11 our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body 12 size, disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and 13 expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, 14 personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation. 15 16 Our Standards 17 ============= 18 19 Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment 20 include: 21 22 * Using welcoming and inclusive language 23 * Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences 24 * Gracefully accepting constructive criticism 25 * Focusing on what is best for the community 26 * Showing empathy towards other community members 27 28 29 Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include: 30 31 * The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or 32 advances 33 * Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks 34 * Public or private harassment 35 * Publishing others’ private information, such as a physical or electronic 36 address, without explicit permission 37 * Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a 38 professional setting 39 40 41 Our Responsibilities 42 ==================== 43 44 Maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable behavior 45 and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to 46 any instances of unacceptable behavior. 47 48 Maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject 49 comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are 50 not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or permanently any 51 contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate, threatening, 52 offensive, or harmful. 53 54 Scope 55 ===== 56 57 This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces 58 when an individual is representing the project or its community. Examples of 59 representing a project or community include using an official project e-mail 60 address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed 61 representative at an online or offline event. Representation of a project may be 62 further defined and clarified by project maintainers. 63 64 Enforcement 65 =========== 66 67 Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be 68 reported by contacting the Code of Conduct Committee at 69 <conduct@kernel.org>. All complaints will be reviewed and investigated 70 and will result in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate 71 to the circumstances. The Code of Conduct Committee is obligated to 72 maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident. 73 Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted 74 separately. 75 76 Attribution 77 =========== 78 79 This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 1.4, 80 available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct.html 81 82 Interpretation 83 ============== 84 85 See the :ref:`code_of_conduct_interpretation` document for how the Linux 86 kernel community will be interpreting this document.
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