From 9f66589ff90909ac1d4f02140bc53b3a6980cf5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Maureen McElaney Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 12:51:25 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Qiskit projects point to main CoC (#541) --- CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md | 116 +++------------------------------------------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 110 deletions(-) diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md index 159eca449..f82b61c5f 100644 --- a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md +++ b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md @@ -1,113 +1,9 @@ -# Code of Conduct - -## Our Pledge - -The Qiskit Community is dedicated to our values of treating every individual -with respect and dignity. In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming -environment, all participants, including attendees, speakers, sponsors, -volunteers, online contributors, and IBM employees are expected to show -courtesy for each other and our community by creating a harassment-free -experience for everyone, regardless of age, personal appearance, disability, -ethnicity, gender identity and expression, body size, level of experience, -nationality, race, religion, caste, or sexual identity and orientation. -Expected behavior applies to both online and offline engagement within the -Qiskit Community. - -## Scope - -The purpose of this Code of Conduct is to define and enforce the values and -conduct of contributors and participants in the Qiskit open source community. -The Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces -when an individual is engaging with the Qiskit open source community. Examples -include attending a Qiskit event, contributing to online projects, commentary -on Slack, or representing a project or community, including using an official -project e-mail address, posting via an official social media account, or -acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline event. -Representation of a project may be further defined and clarified by project -maintainers. - -## Our Standards - -Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment -include: + -- Using welcoming and inclusive language -- Being respectful of differing viewpoints, experiences, and cultures -- Gracefully accepting constructive criticism -- Focusing on what is best for the community -- Showing empathy towards other community members -- Being mindful of your surroundings and your fellow participants and listening - to others -- Valuing the contributions of all participants -- Engaging in collaboration before conflict -- Pointing out unintentionally racist, sexist, casteist, or biased comments and - jokes made by community members when they happen - -Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants, even when presented as -"ironic" or "joking," include: - -- The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome physical contact, - sexual attention, or advances -- Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks -- Public or private harassment, including offensive or degrading language -- Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic - address, without explicit permission. This includes any sort of "outing" of - any aspect of someone's identity without their consent. -- "Doxxing," Publishing screenshots or quotes, especially from identity slack - channels, private chat, or public events, without all quoted users' explicit - consent. -- Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a - professional setting - -## Responsibilities & Enforcement - -The entire Qiskit community is responsible for upholding the terms of the Code -of Conduct in Qiskit Community events and spaces and reporting violations if -they see them. The internal Qiskit team at IBM is ultimately responsible for -clarifying the standards of acceptable behavior and enforcement, and is expected -to take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any instances of -unacceptable behavior. - -If a participant or contributor engages in negative or harmful behavior, IBM -will take any action they deem appropriate, including but not limited to -issuing warnings, expulsion from an event with no refund, deleting comments, -permanent banning from future events or online community, or calling local law -enforcement. IBM has 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, or to temporarily or permanently ban any -contributor or participant for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate, -threatening, offensive, or harmful. - -If you see a Code of Conduct violation: +# Code of Conduct +All members of this project agree to adhere to the Qiskit Code of Conduct listed at [https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md](https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) -1. If you feel comfortable, let the person know that what they did is not - appropriate and ask them to stop and/or edit or delete their message(s) or - comment(s). -2. If the person does not immediately stop the behavior or correct the issue, - or if you're uncomfortable speaking up, flag a moderator and, if appropriate, - fill out the anonymous - [Code of Conduct violation form](https://airtable.com/shrl5mEF4Eun1aIDm). -3. The Qiskit Community will open an investigation upon receiving your form - entry. When reporting, please include any relevant details, links, - screenshots, context, or other information that may be used to better - understand and resolve the situation. -4. If the code of conduct violation occurs at an event and requires immediate - response or contains a concern about an individual attending an upcoming - event, contact the event's on-call Code of Conduct point of contact listed - in the event specific code of conduct document. If you don't feel comfortable - speaking to the point of contact in person, fill out a Code of Conduct - violation form entry and include the details of the event so that the Code of - Conduct enforcement board can contact the event's on-call Code of Conduct - point of contact. -5. If an IBM employee witnesses a Code of Conduct violation at any time, such as - at events, in a Slack channel, or open source forums, it is their - responsibility to file a Code of Conduct violation report. +---- -This Code of Conduct does not supersede existing IBM corporate policies, such as -the IBM Business Conduct Guidelines and IBM Business Partner Code of Conduct. -IBM employees must follow IBM's Business Conduct Guidelines. IBM's business -partners must follow the IBM Business Partner Code of Conduct. IBM employees -concerned with a fellow IBMer's behavior should follow IBM's own internal HR -reporting protocols, which include engaging the offending IBMer's manager and -involving IBM Concerns and Appeals. IBM employees concerned with an IBM -business partner's behavior should notify tellibm@us.ibm.com. +License: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), +Copyright Contributors to Qiskit.