1# PETSc Code of Conduct 2 3## Our Pledge 4 5In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as 6contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and 7our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body 8size, disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, 9level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal 10appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation. 11 12## Our Standards 13 14Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment 15include: 16 17* Using welcoming and inclusive language 18* Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences 19* Gracefully accepting constructive criticism 20* Focusing on what is best for the community 21* Showing empathy towards other community members 22 23Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include: 24 25* The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or 26 advances 27* Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks 28* Public or private harassment 29* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic 30 address, without explicit permission 31* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a 32 professional setting 33 34## Our Responsibilities 35 36Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable 37behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in 38response to any instances of unacceptable behavior. 39 40Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or 41reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions 42that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or 43permanently any contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate, 44threatening, offensive, or harmful. 45 46## Scope 47 48This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces 49when an individual is representing the project or its community. Examples of 50representing a project or community include using an official project e-mail 51address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed 52representative at an online or offline event. Representation of a project may be 53further defined and clarified by project maintainers. 54 55## Enforcement 56 57Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be 58reported by contacting the project team as a group 59[petsc-maint](mailto:petsc-maint@mcs.anl.gov) 60or confidentially by contacting 61[Jed Brown](mailto:jed@jedbrown.org), 62[Karl Rupp](mailto:me@karlrupp.net), 63and/or [Hong Zhang](mailto:hzhang@mcs.anl.gov). 64All complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a 65response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the 66circumstances. The project team is obligated to maintain 67confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident. Further 68details of specific enforcement policies may be posted separately. 69 70Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good 71faith may face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by other 72members of the project's leadership. 73 74## Attribution 75 76This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage], version 1.4, 77available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct.html 78 79[homepage]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org 80 81For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see 82https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq 83 84