KCS projects follow our CEO's design and scientific philosophy, adapted and deriving from the initial UNIX philosophy. As such, this statement is one we hold to our core: Irrational prejudice and abstract discrimination has no place in science. We are not interested in the abstract personal attributes of our contributors, merely their skill and reasoning as scientists, and the quality of their work.
We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of personal background. The only thing that sets us apart as scientists is our ability to problem-solve, rise to the challenges we are faced with, and work with the information at hand.
We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming, diverse, inclusive, and healthy community.
Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment for our community include:
- Demonstrating respect and civility towards other people
- Being respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences
- Giving and gracefully accepting constructive feedback
- Accepting accountability for our actions and acknowledging our mistakes
- Focusing on what is best not just for us as individuals, but for the overall community
Examples of unacceptable behavior include:
- The use of sexualized language or imagery, and sexual attention or advances of any kind
- Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
- Public or private harassment
- Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or email address, without their explicit permission
- Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting
Community leaders are responsible for clarifying and enforcing our standards of acceptable behavior and will take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any behavior that they deem harmful within the boundaries of reason.
Community leaders have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that do not follow this Code of Conduct, and will communicate reasons for moderation decisions when appropriate or upon request.
Note that it is important to us that we are not perpetuators of censorship; rather, we seek only to establish an environment that reasonably enables everyone to work comfortably. We vow to not overstep boundaries or punish people based solely on our personal beliefs, and instead to act with rational and appropriate response.
This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, and also applies when an individual is officially representing the community in public spaces. Examples of representing our community include using an official e-mail address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline event.
An individual's personal life is not bound to their career image, and we impose no requirements for their conduct out of our field. However, if one's personal image directly ties to their professional image, id est if their personal platforms are under the same alias they use to work with us, we reserve the right to impose necessary sanctions or restrictions in order to protect our image as a development community from being tarnished by their personal actions.
Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported to the community leaders responsible for enforcement. All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly.
All community leaders are obligated to respect the privacy and security of the reporter of any incident.
This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 2.0, available here. A large portion of this document has been edited, so take care with translations as they re not reflective of this document, but rather the work from which it derived.
Translations are also available.