Contributor Code of Conduct

[frutescens]

This is taken from Contributor Covenant which is used by many open source projects. Edits to the original have been bold-ed. I believe this is a good standard for us + future contributors to behave by.

Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct

Our Pledge

In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as
contributors and maintainers pledge to make participation in our project and
our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body
size, disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression,
level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal
appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.

Our Standards

Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment
include:

• Using welcoming and inclusive language
• Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
• Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
• Focusing on what is best for the community
• Showing compassion towards other community members

Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:

• The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or
  advances
• Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
• Public or private harassment
• Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic
  address, without explicit permission
• Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a
  professional setting

Our Responsibilities

Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable
behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in
response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.

Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or
reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions
that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or
permanently any contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate,
threatening, offensive, or harmful.

Scope

This Code of Conduct applies within all project spaces, and it also applies when
an individual is representing the project or its community in public spaces.
Examples of representing a project or community include using an official
project e-mail address, posting via an official social media account, or acting
as an appointed representative at an online or offline event. Representation of
a project may be further defined and clarified by project maintainers.

Enforcement

Given that we’re currently a relatively small team, we encourage contributors to speak openly and share their thoughts on any behavior or patterns they find concerning. In return, we ask that such feedback is received with grace and that contributors respond with thoughtfulness and a commitment to nurturing a healthy and inclusive community. Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be also reported by contacting (Person). All complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The project team is obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident. Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted separately.

Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good
faith may face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by other
members of the project's leadership.

Renewal Date

If it has not occurred already before, on 03-31-2025, the community will have a discussion on this Contributor Code of Conduct and any of its needed changes and updates.

Attribution

This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 1.4,
available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct.html

For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see
https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq

[frutescens]

Some additional notes:

• The latest version of the Contributor Covenant, version 2.1, is roughly similar but it also contains an enforcement policy that is not very suited for us at the moment given the size of our community. The enforcement policy is very good and fair. I do think that once our project adds more contributors, we can move to the latest version of the covenant.

[flx-sta]

Because at the moment, we are a relatively small number, [...]

This statement seems a bit odd and the sentences structure also feels off.
Does the statement matter to the numbers?

[frutescens]

I tried to sound fancy but I can clean it up.

[flx-sta]

Maybe:

Given that we’re currently a relatively small team, we encourage contributors to speak openly and share their thoughts on any behavior or patterns they find concerning. In return, we ask that such feedback is received with grace and that contributors respond with thoughtfulness and a commitment to nurturing a healthy and inclusive community.

[frutescens]

Thank you! Updated.