Home-Mandate is built in the open, by people who give their own time. We treat each other
with respect. This page applies to everything in the home-mandate organization: issues,
pull requests, discussions, reviews and anything said in the project's name elsewhere.
- Say what you think, also when you disagree, and say why. A clear "I think this is wrong, because …" helps more than polite silence.
- Criticize the work, never the person. A flaw in a pull request or in the specification is something to fix, not something to blame anyone for.
- Mistakes happen, mine included. Whoever made one says so and fixes it; nobody has to hide one.
- Questions are welcome at every level. Nobody needs to apologize for not knowing something.
- No gaslighting: do not deny what was said or what happened, do not twist someone's words, do not make anyone doubt what they saw. Issues, pull requests and discussions are written down; when in doubt, link to what was actually said.
- Say when you changed your mind. That is a strength, not a loss of face.
- Do not claim what you have not checked: results, tests and conformance come from real runs.
- No insults, no harassment, no discrimination of any kind, no unwanted personal attention, no publishing of anyone's private information.
- No pillory: do not single people out in public, do not collect someone's mistakes to expose them, and do not carry a conflict into other places (other repositories, social media, chats) to put pressure on someone. A disagreement stays where it belongs, about the matter at hand.
- Assume good intent. Ask before concluding that someone meant harm.
If you feel treated unfairly, or see it happen to someone else, tell me privately at contact@home-mandate.org. You do not have to discuss it in public, and nobody will be named in public because of a report.
I first talk to the people involved, privately, and look for a way to go on together. Only if that does not help do I take further steps: hiding comments, then a temporary or, as a last resort, a permanent exclusion from the project. Whoever is affected hears the reason from me directly, not through a public statement.
If the complaint is about me, you may still write to me, or bring it up with any other maintainer of the organization, who will decide together with you how to handle it.