# VOLK Code of Conduct

This Code of Conduct is adapted from the GNU Radio Code of Conduct,
available in the [gr-governance repository][GRCoC], dated 2021-07-12.

## Our Pledge

We as members, contributors, and leaders strive to make participation
in our community a harassment-free experience for everyone. Qualities
and characteristics we note specifically include regardless of age,
body size, visible or invisible disability, visible or invisible
enhancement, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity, gender
expression, sexual identity, sexual orientation, level of experience,
education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance,
race, caste, color, religion, and military status -- but lists like
these cannot be complete and hence we note "**for everyone**" in order
to be as inclusive as possible.

We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open,
welcoming, diverse, inclusive, and healthy community.

## Our Standards

Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment for
our community include:

* Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward other people
* Being respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences
* Giving and gracefully accepting constructive feedback
* Accepting responsibility and apologizing to those affected by our mistakes,
  and learning from the experience
* 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

## Enforcement Responsibilities

Project maintainers 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
inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.

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, and will
communicate reasons for moderation decisions when appropriate.

## Scope

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.

## Enforcement

Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior
may be reported by contacting the project team at
**conduct@gnuradio.org** .  All complaints will be reviewed and
investigated promptly and fairly.

All complain handlers are obligated to respect the privacy and
security of the reporter of any incident.

## Enforcement Guidelines

Project maintainers will follow these Community Impact Guidelines in
determining the consequences for any action they deem in violation of
this Code of Conduct:

### 1. Correction

**Community Impact**: Use of inappropriate language or other behavior
deemed unprofessional or unwelcome in the community.

**Consequence**: A private, written warning from Project maintainers,
providing clarity around the nature of the violation and an
explanation of why the behavior was inappropriate. A public apology
may be requested.

### 2. Warning

**Community Impact**: A violation through a single incident or series
of actions.

**Consequence**: A warning with consequences for continued
behavior. No interaction with the people involved, including
unsolicited interaction with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, for
a specified period of time. This includes avoiding interactions in
community spaces as well as external channels like social
media. Violating these terms may lead to a temporary or permanent ban.

### 3. Temporary Ban

**Community Impact**: A serious violation of community standards,
including sustained inappropriate behavior.

**Consequence**: A temporary ban from any sort of interaction or
public communication with the community for a specified period of
time. No public or private interaction with the people involved,
including unsolicited interaction with those enforcing the Code of
Conduct, is allowed during this period.  Violating these terms may
lead to a permanent ban.

### 4. Permanent Ban

**Community Impact**: Demonstrating a pattern of violation of
community standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior,
harassment of an individual, or aggression toward or disparagement of
classes of individuals.

**Consequence**: A permanent ban from any sort of public interaction
within the community.

[GRCoC]: https://github.com/gnuradio/gr-governance/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
