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While this commit could really just be the title I think it's important
to expand on the "why have a Code of Conduct?" question that gets asked.
Sometimes in good faith, but unfortunately often in bad faith. For
those who think a Code of Conduct is bad and try to open up issues on
the issue tracker about this addition we'll kindly ask you to leave and
lock them. For those who are legitimately curious do read on as to the
why.

Often times tech is a pretty hostile space for many people, especially
with Open Source Software (OSS), but also at companies themselves. Now
you might be thinking "Well I've never experienced harrassment or rude
people in tech" and that's great. Honestly I'd hope no one would be
subject to that kind of treatment. That being said it's annecdotal and
if you spend time talking to minorities in tech (whether it's sex, race,
gender identity or something else) you'll find this is often not the
case. Personally I've barely experienced anything at the level of
harrasment that coworkers or friends in the industry have experienced.
We want a Code of Conduct so that we have a mechanism to enforce safety
within our community. While we'd like to be open for everyone we don't
want to be open at the expense of the well being of others. Working on
code just isn't fun if all you're going to recieve is angry threats from
developers and worst of all if we tolerate that kind of behavior people
will leave and they won't make a fuss of it they'll just go.

Worse, people see this behavior being tolerated and won't want to be
part of that community or participate in it. By tolerating intolerance
by others, a community either diminishes or becomes intolerant itself.
This is where the paradox of intolerance comes in, in order to have a
tolerant and welcoming community we must be intolerant of intolerance.
This is what the Code of Conduct is for! We don't want people who are
rude or make people feel unwelcome. We want others who are kind, caring,
and make others want to be here and feel supported. A Code of Conduct is
by no means perfect and only one part of this, but it's the bare minimum
needed to have a healthy community.

If you feel excluded because of the Code of Conduct, I'd ask you to
think why. Is it because you can't be rude towards someone you probably
don't know online? Is it because in a public professional space you
can't swear? Is it so bad that you can't do these things? The Code of
Conduct doesn't ask for a lot and while you might say "We're all adults
here, we don't need one", consistently that just hasn't been the case in
this industry. We're always open to contributions we just want to have a
certain level of professionalism.

At Fastly we also have our own values and code of conduct and part of
this includes the values "We are trustworthy" and "We are good people"
and if we want others to trust us and if we want to be good people
looking out for our community's well being over the hurt feelings of an
individual who feels excluded because they can't be rude is a tradeoff
we'll make in a heartbeat.

In summary while a Code of Conduct does exclude people, it excludes the
kinds of people we'd rather not interact with and instead invites the
people who we would want to interact with into the community. We want
people who care and who are kind and compassionate. If you've read this
long do come join us. A better world of software where we are nice to
each other, where we build each other up, and build some really neat
things is possible.

[fastly-coc]: https://www.fastly.com/code-of-business-conduct-and-ethics/
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# Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct

## Our Pledge

We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in our
community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body
size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender
identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status,
nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual identity
and orientation.

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

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 inappropriate, threatening, offensive,
or harmful.

Community leaders 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 to the community leaders responsible for enforcement at
[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
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.

## Enforcement Guidelines

Community leaders 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 community leaders, 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.

## Attribution

This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage],
version 2.0, available at
[https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/0/code_of_conduct.html][v2.0].

Community Impact Guidelines were inspired by
[Mozilla's code of conduct enforcement ladder][Mozilla CoC].

For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see the FAQ at
[https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq][FAQ]. Translations are available
at [https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations][translations].

[homepage]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org
[v2.0]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/0/code_of_conduct.html
[Mozilla CoC]: https://github.com/mozilla/diversity
[FAQ]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq
[translations]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations

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