# Contributor Code of Conduct

**Be friendly and patient.**

**Be welcoming.** We strive to be a community that welcomes and supports people
of all backgrounds and identities. This includes, but is not limited to members
of any race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, color, immigration status,
social and economic class, educational level, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity and expression, age, size, family status, political belief, religion,
and mental and physical ability.

**Be considerate.** Your work will be used by other people, and you in turn will
depend on the work of others. Any decision you take will affect users and
colleagues, and you should take those consequences into account when making
decisions. Remember that we're a world-wide community, so you might not be
communicating in someone else's primary language.

**Be respectful.** Not all of us will agree all the time, but disagreement is no
excuse for poor behavior and poor manners. We might all experience some
frustration now and then, but we cannot allow that frustration to turn into a
personal attack. It’s important to remember that a community where people feel
uncomfortable or threatened is not a productive one. Members of the AuthC
community should be respectful when dealing with other members as well as with
people outside the community.

**Be careful in the words that you choose.** We are a community of
professionals, and we conduct ourselves professionally. Be kind to others. Do
not insult or put down other participants. Harassment and other exclusionary
behavior aren't acceptable. This includes, but is not limited to:

- Violent threats or language directed against another person.
- Discriminatory jokes and language.
- Posting sexually explicit or violent material.
- Posting (or threatening to post) other people's personally identifying
  information ("doxing").
- Personal insults, especially those using racist or sexist terms.
- Unwelcome sexual attention.
- Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior.
- Repeated harassment of others. In general, if someone asks you to stop, then
  stop.

**When we disagree, try to understand why.** Disagreements, both social and
technical, happen all the time and AuthCompanion is no exception. It is
important that we resolve disagreements and differing views constructively.
Remember that we’re different. The strength of AuthCompanion comes from its
varied community, people from a wide range of backgrounds. Different people have
different perspectives on issues. Being unable to understand why someone holds a
viewpoint doesn’t mean that they’re wrong. Don’t forget that it is human to err
and blaming each other doesn’t get us anywhere. Instead, focus on helping to
resolve issues and learning from mistakes.

If you believe someone is violating the code of conduct, we ask that you report
it by emailing [conduct@authcompanion.com](mailto:conduct@authcompanion.com).

Original text courtesy of the
[Speak Up! project](http://web.archive.org/web/20141109123859/http://speakup.io/coc.html).

This Code of Conduct is adapted from the
[Django Project Community Code of Conduct](https://www.djangoproject.com/conduct/)
