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| This text is a draft and will be until this text is removed. This will happen after approval by coordinators@ and team@. Please do not take statements in this page as factual. Feel free to add information to this draft. | '''The CoC in a nutshell:''' The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) and its community aim to offer a friendly and peaceful environment for every participant at the FSFE's events, online and offline. All participants at any FSFE event are expected to behave excellently towards each other. Misbehaviour can lead to exclusion from FSFE/our events and/or FSFE's/our technical infrastructure. If you have been in a situation in which the spirit of the Code of Conduct was breached, please be in touch with [[KnowHow/FSFELife/CodeOfConduct/CARE|our central CARE team]]. |
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| On this page you find the code of conduct that was agreed upon by the community of FSFE. Acting,communicating and reacting along the demands of this code of conduct shall allow our community to collaborate and communicate in peace and respect with each other. In case someone trespasses this code of conduct, try to be fair. Sometimes person have a bad time, they lack proper (English) language skills or there is just a misunderstanding. As a first step we recommend to point any trespasser to this page and to remind them on desirable conduct and good communication rules. In case someone does resist to comply with this code of conduct it might be appropriate to exclude them from community gatherings or mailing lists. This is to respect everybody else involved in the community and communication. In local groups such a decision can be taken by the group itself, in public mailing lists by the FSFE, this decision will be taken by the Mailing list owner in agreement with FSFE's community team. |
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| = FSFE Code of Conduct = | Free Software is about freedom and so is our community. We like to collaborate and work together with respect to different opinions, skills and interests. A welcoming community encourages all participants to be excellent to each other. |
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| = Social rules for good communication = | This Code of Conduct applies at all physical events hosted by the FSFE as well as to our online infrastructure. The latter includes but is not limited to our mailing lists, wikis, social media, groups, forums and any other means of digital communication that are hosted and/or moderated by the FSFE. The Code of Conduct applies equally to all participants including, but not limited to, speakers, volunteers, staffers, exhibitors, etc. |
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| == Be respectful == | |
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| In an organisation like FSFE, inevitably there will be people with whom you may disagree, or find it difficult to cooperate. Accept that, but even so, remain respectful. Disagreement is no excuse for poor behaviour or personal attacks, and a community in which people feel threatened is not a healthy community. |
== Code of Conduct == |
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| == Assume good faith == | We invite and encourage everybody to express their opinions on relevant topics. All participants should at all times feel at ease to do so without fearing any form of attack, reprisal or harassment. We ask everybody to be respectful and considerate towards each other, especially when attempting to provide constructive criticism. |
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| FSFE contributors have many ways to further Free Software and work for freedom in the digital society, which may differ from your ways. Assume that other people are working towards the same goal. | To foster tolerance, respect and hospitality in our community, we agree not to engage in discriminatory, disparaging or offensive speech or actions, including as to (but not limited to) gender, sexuality, race, nationality, religion or profession. We are a community of many different nationalities and backgrounds, and we cherish our strength in diversity. |
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| Note that many of our contributors are not native English speakers or may have different cultural backgrounds. | |
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| == Be collaborative == | |
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| FSFE is a complex organisation; there is always more to learn within FSFE. It's good to ask for help when you need it. Similarly, offers for help should be seen in the context of our shared goal of working for a Free Society. |
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| When you do something for the benefit of Free Software, be willing to explain to others how it works, so that they can build on your work to make it even better. |
If you have experienced or become aware of behaviour contrary to the principles enshrined in this Code of Conduct, please bring such incidents to the attention of your respective local or [[KnowHow/FSFELife/CodeOfConduct/CARE|our central CARE team]] (CARE = CoC Active Response Ensurers) as soon as possible. You will find local CARE team contact information depending on the individual event. |
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| == Try to be concise == Keep in mind that what you write once will be read by hundreds of persons. Writing a short email means people can understand the conversation as efficiently as possible. When a long explanation is necessary, consider adding a summary. Try to bring new arguments to a conversation so that each mail adds something unique to the thread, keeping in mind that the rest of the thread still contains the other messages with arguments that have already been made. Try to stay on topic, especially in discussions that are already fairly large. == Be open == Most ways of communication used within FSFE allow for public and private communication. You should preferably use public methods of communication for FSFE-related messages, unless posting something sensitive. This applies to messages for help or support by the FSFE as well; not only is a public support request much more likely to result in an answer to your question, it also makes sure that any inadvertent mistakes made by people answering your question will be more easily detected and corrected. == In case of problems == Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported by contacting LISTNAME-owner@lists.fsfe.org or fellowship@fsfeurope.org. All complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The responders are obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident. = Guidelines for FSFE mailing lists = Following our social rules for good communication that is written above, we derive the following rules for behaviour on FSFE mailing lists * Avoid personal attacks. Disagreement and technical criticism is good for democratic decisions and supposed to be a good thing, as long as you stay on topic and avoid personal attacks. * Do not post or cite private mails to you on public mailing lists without permission of the initial author * Explain yourself and try to understand other people's arguments. Avoid citing out of context or misleading snippets. When other people do not understand you, avoid repeating yourself but better try to explain it another way. * 99% of our community are engaging in their spare time and have other hobbies or duties aside. Before blaming someone to be late, give everyone enough time to react (minimum of 48h) and respect weekends for many people as a time to be offline. * Try to keep to rules of Mailing List Netiquette. This includes to avoid multiposting, cross-posting, off-topic posting or hijacking a discussion thread. Also, please use methods to minimize the effort required to read a post or a thread. You can find good and general tips about this in the Internet. ''This Code of Conduct is inspired by the [[https://www.debian.org/vote/2014/vote_002|Debian Code of Conduct]].'' |
Please feel free to share the Code of Conduct with participants in discussions, both online and offline, to ensure a respectful and welcoming environment. The Free Software Foundation Europe reserves the right to deny entrance and/or eject from an event or any of its infrastructure (e.g. wiki, mailing lists, etc) any individual found to be engaging in misconduct contrary to the principles highlighted above. |
The CoC in a nutshell: The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) and its community aim to offer a friendly and peaceful environment for every participant at the FSFE's events, online and offline. All participants at any FSFE event are expected to behave excellently towards each other. Misbehaviour can lead to exclusion from FSFE/our events and/or FSFE's/our technical infrastructure. If you have been in a situation in which the spirit of the Code of Conduct was breached, please be in touch with our central CARE team.
Free Software is about freedom and so is our community. We like to collaborate and work together with respect to different opinions, skills and interests. A welcoming community encourages all participants to be excellent to each other.
This Code of Conduct applies at all physical events hosted by the FSFE as well as to our online infrastructure. The latter includes but is not limited to our mailing lists, wikis, social media, groups, forums and any other means of digital communication that are hosted and/or moderated by the FSFE. The Code of Conduct applies equally to all participants including, but not limited to, speakers, volunteers, staffers, exhibitors, etc.
Code of Conduct
We invite and encourage everybody to express their opinions on relevant topics. All participants should at all times feel at ease to do so without fearing any form of attack, reprisal or harassment. We ask everybody to be respectful and considerate towards each other, especially when attempting to provide constructive criticism.
To foster tolerance, respect and hospitality in our community, we agree not to engage in discriminatory, disparaging or offensive speech or actions, including as to (but not limited to) gender, sexuality, race, nationality, religion or profession. We are a community of many different nationalities and backgrounds, and we cherish our strength in diversity.
Enforcement
If you have experienced or become aware of behaviour contrary to the principles enshrined in this Code of Conduct, please bring such incidents to the attention of your respective local or our central CARE team (CARE = CoC Active Response Ensurers) as soon as possible. You will find local CARE team contact information depending on the individual event.
Please feel free to share the Code of Conduct with participants in discussions, both online and offline, to ensure a respectful and welcoming environment. The Free Software Foundation Europe reserves the right to deny entrance and/or eject from an event or any of its infrastructure (e.g. wiki, mailing lists, etc) any individual found to be engaging in misconduct contrary to the principles highlighted above.