This document outlines what we value as a community. In general, the Interfascia project strives to promote an ethical, diverse, and just culture.
Contributors are asked to be mindful of these guidelines when participating in community discussions. Furthermore, contributors should be conscious that when they interact with people outside the community, their actions reflect on the Interfascia project in general. We respect that everyone has a life outside of this community, but when acting as a representative of Interfascia, these guidelines still apply.
These guidelines apply to all communication, online and off, including Github discussons, chat channel discussions, mailing lists, and video chats.
In our behavior, we should:
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Be welcoming, friendly, and patient. We work together to resolve conflict, assume good intentions, and do our best to demonstrate empathy. A community where people feel uncomfortable or threatened is not productive. We should be respectful when dealing with other community members as well as with people outside our community.
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Be considerate. Our work will be used by other people, and we depend on the work of others. Any decision you make will affect users and colleagues, and you should be aware of these consequences when making decisions.
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Be respectful. Not all of us will agree all the time, but disagreement is no excuse for bad behaviour and poor manners.
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Be careful in the words that we choose. Remember that sexist, racist, and other exclusionary speech can be offensive and hurtful to those around us. We strive to be kind to others. Insulting or putting down other participants is destructive to the community. Professional behavior doesn't mean we can't have fun, but it does mean we are courteous and civilized.
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Be open and transparent. We invite anyone to participate in our community. We preferably use public methods of communication for project-related messages, unless discussing something sensitive. This applies to messages for help or project-related support, too. Not only is a public support request much more likely to result in an answer to a question, it also makes sure that any inadvertent mistakes made by people answering will be more easily detected and corrected.
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Be inquisitive. Nobody knows everything! Asking questions early avoids many problems later, so questions are encouraged, though they may be directed to the appropriate forum. Those who are asked should be responsive and helpful, within the context of our shared goal of improving Apache project code.
We welcome participation by everyone. We welcome and support people of every gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, age, ability, culture, political stance, skill level, occupation, and background.
We are inspired by creativity. Poets, painters, engineers, novelists, architects, photographers, and musicians all have something meaningful to add to the community.
Accessibility for people with disabilities is a priority, not an afterthought. Interfascia is a human interface library, and that means we need to support as many humans as possible. Whether someone deals with limited mobility, low vision, or colorblindness shouldn't prevent them from using Interfascia or projects that employ it. We strongly encourage all contributors to read the accessibility standards and consider how to make Interfascia easier to use for everyone.
We know we won't get this right all the time, but this guide is a testament to what we strive for. It is important to have patience, resilience, and composure. We promise that if we get it wrong, we'll listen carefully and respectfully to you when you point it out to us, and we'll do our best to make good on our mistakes.
If you feel someone is not behaving in accordance to these guidelines or is otherwise making the community an unhappy place to be, please email community@interfascia.berg.industries.
When we disagree, try to understand why. Disagreements, both social and technical, happen all the time and Interfascia is no exception. It is important that we resolve disagreements and differing views constructively. Remember that we're different. The strength of Interfascia comes from its varied community, people from a wide range of backgrounds. Different people have different perspectives on issues. Being unable to understand why someone holds a viewpoint doesn't mean that they're wrong.
When things do go wrong, remember that blaming people is not constructive. Part of learning and growing as a developer is being able to make mistakes without fear of punishment or retribution. The goal of the community is to resolve issues in a way that makes us collectively stronger. By creating a safe space for people to make mistakes and recover from then, we strive to create an environment where engineers are enthusiastic about helping the community avoid making the same mistakes again.
Guidelines specific to specific tasks (like coding guidelines or usability testing guidelines) will be added in separate documents as the need arises.
The community reserves the right to amend these guidelines in response to any unforseen situations that arise. If your behavior violates these guidelines, we will contact you by email. If you don't take action to explain or correct your behavior, we may ask you to stop participating in community discussions and communication. Being asked to leave the community does not oblige the Interfascia team to remove your prior contributions to the project. The community leaders reserve the right to enforce these guidelines at our sole discretion.
Parts of this document were inspired by the Apache Software Foundation Code of Conduct, the Django Code of Conduct, and the P5.js Community Statement. This document is shared under the Creative Commons Attribution License.