| # Google Open Source Community Guidelines |
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| At Google, we recognize and celebrate the creativity and collaboration of open |
| source contributors and the diversity of skills, experiences, cultures, and |
| opinions they bring to the projects and communities they participate in. |
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| Every one of Google's open source projects and communities are inclusive |
| environments, based on treating all individuals respectfully, regardless of |
| gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disabilities, |
| neurodiversity, physical appearance, body size, ethnicity, nationality, race, |
| age, religion, or similar personal characteristic. |
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| We value diverse opinions, but we value respectful behavior more. |
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| Respectful behavior includes: |
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| * Being considerate, kind, constructive, and helpful. |
| * Not engaging in demeaning, discriminatory, harassing, hateful, sexualized, or |
| physically threatening behavior, speech, and imagery. |
| * Not engaging in unwanted physical contact. |
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| Some Google open source projects [may adopt][] an explicit project code of |
| conduct, which may have additional detailed expectations for participants. Most |
| of those projects will use our [modified Contributor Covenant][]. |
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| [may adopt]: https://opensource.google/docs/releasing/preparing/#conduct |
| [modified Contributor Covenant]: https://opensource.google/docs/releasing/template/CODE_OF_CONDUCT/ |
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| ## Resolve peacefully |
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| We do not believe that all conflict is necessarily bad; healthy debate and |
| disagreement often yields positive results. However, it is never okay to be |
| disrespectful. |
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| If you see someone behaving disrespectfully, you are encouraged to address the |
| behavior directly with those involved. Many issues can be resolved quickly and |
| easily, and this gives people more control over the outcome of their dispute. |
| If you are unable to resolve the matter for any reason, or if the behavior is |
| threatening or harassing, report it. We are dedicated to providing an |
| environment where participants feel welcome and safe. |
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| ## Reporting problems |
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| Some Google open source projects may adopt a project-specific code of conduct. |
| In those cases, a Google employee will be identified as the Project Steward, |
| who will receive and handle reports of code of conduct violations. In the event |
| that a project hasn’t identified a Project Steward, you can report problems by |
| emailing opensource@google.com. |
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| We will investigate every complaint, but you may not receive a direct response. |
| We will use our discretion in determining when and how to follow up on reported |
| incidents, which may range from not taking action to permanent expulsion from |
| the project and project-sponsored spaces. We will notify the accused of the |
| report and provide them an opportunity to discuss it before any action is |
| taken. The identity of the reporter will be omitted from the details of the |
| report supplied to the accused. In potentially harmful situations, such as |
| ongoing harassment or threats to anyone's safety, we may take action without |
| notice. |
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| *This document was adapted from the [IndieWeb Code of Conduct][] and can also |
| be found at <https://opensource.google/conduct/>.* |
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| [IndieWeb Code of Conduct]: https://indieweb.org/code-of-conduct |