1# OpenThread Code of Conduct
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3## Our Pledge
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5In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience, nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
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7## Our Standards
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9Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment include:
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11- Using welcoming and inclusive language
12- Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
13- Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
14- Focusing on what is best for the community
15- Showing empathy towards other community members
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17Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:
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19- The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or advances
20- Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
21- Public or private harassment
22- Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic address, without explicit permission
23- Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting
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25## Our Responsibilities
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27Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.
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29Project 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, or to ban temporarily or permanently any contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.
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31## Scope
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33This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces when an individual is representing the project or its community. Examples of representing a project or community include 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.
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35## Enforcement
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37Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported by contacting the project team at openthread-conduct@google.com. All complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The project team is obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident. Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted separately.
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39Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good faith may face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by other members of the project's leadership.
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41## Attribution
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43This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage], version 1.4, available at [http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4][version]
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45[homepage]: http://contributor-covenant.org
46[version]: http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/
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