openSUSE Community Code of Conduct

The openSUSE Code of Conduct is a set of guidelines that explains how our community behaves and what we value as members and project to others. This Code of Conduct is a living document and will be updated when and as deemed necessary.

The Code of Conduct does not seek to restrict speech or penalize non-native speakers of English or any other language. Instead the Code of Conduct spells out the kinds of behaviors we, as a community, find to be acceptable and unacceptable.

The Code of Conduct is, in many ways, the outward embodiment of the components of openSUSE. It is important to assume good faith and remember that many of our contributors may have different backgrounds which could color their approach in all things.

Our Standards

The openSUSE community is dedicated to providing a positive experience for everyone, regardless of such attributes (including, but not limited to):

age
body size
caste
citizenship
disability
education
ethnicity
familial status
gender expression
gender identity
genetic information
immigration status
level of experience
nationality
personal appearance
pregnancy
race
religion
sex characteristics
sexual orientation
sexual identity
socio-economic status
tribe
veteran status
etc.

Our Expectations

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

Using welcoming and inclusive language
Being kind to others
Behaving with civility
Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences, and their contributions to the project as a whole
Focusing on what is best for the community

Examples of unacceptable behavior include:

Sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, or exclusionary statements, even if they were meant as a joke
Unwelcome physical contact
The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or advances
Saying insulting/derogatory comments and making personal attacks
Public or private harassment, including doxing
Violent threats or language directed against another person

Scope

This Code of Conduct applies to all openSUSE community spaces and anything using the openSUSE trademarks. This includes, but is not limited to:

Issue tracking systems - bugzilla.opensuse.org
Documentation and tutorials - docs.opensuse.org
Code repositories - code.opensuse.org, build.opensuse.org, github, & gitlab
Mailing lists - lists.opensuse.org
Wikis - All languages (example - de.opensuse.org, en.opensuse.org, etc)
Chat and forums - irc.libera.chat, Telegram channels, openSUSE groups and channels on Matrix.org, Discord, forums.opensuse.org, meet.opensuse.org
All event venues and associated spaces, including conferences, hackfests, release parties, workshops and other small events
All areas related to event venues: vendor exhibit halls, staff and meal areas, connecting infrastructure like walkways, hallways, elevators, and stairs
Sponsor events, either on-site or off-site
Private events off-site that involve one or more attendees
Private conversations taking place in official conference hotels

Communication channels and private conversations that are normally out of scope may be considered in scope if an openSUSE participant is being stalked or harassed. Social media conversations may be considered in-scope if the incident occurred under an openSUSE event hashtag, or when an official openSUSE account on social media is tagged, or within any other discussion about openSUSE. openSUSE reserves the right to take actions against behaviors that happen in any context, if they are deemed to be relevant to the openSUSE project and its participants.

All participants in openSUSE community spaces are subject to the Code of Conduct. This includes volunteers, maintainers, leaders, contributors, contribution reviewers, issue reporters, openSUSE users, and anyone participating in discussions in openSUSE community spaces. For community events, this also includes all attendees, exhibitors, vendors, speakers, panelists, organizers, staff, and volunteers.

Who to Approach

Everyone who has an issue or questions about a potential Code of Conduct violation can raise it privately.

In case you absolutely do not want to use that tool (for example since you want to file a report involving a board member), reach out to one or several board members directly, providing the same information.

Attribution & License

This code of conduct is derived from the Fedora Project and GNOME Project Code of Conduct documents.

Fedora Project Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/
GNOME Project Code of Conduct: https://wiki.gnome.org/Foundation/CodeOfConduct

This document is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 4.0 International License.

Canonical version

The canonical version of this document is maintained and updated by the Moderation Team.

It can be viewed here: https://code.opensuse.org/project/coc/blob/main/f/Code-of-Conduct.md