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=== Why have a Code of Conduct? === | === Why have a Code of Conduct? === | ||
Online communities include people from many different backgrounds. The | Online communities include people from many different backgrounds. The Sugar Labs contributors are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all, regardless of age, disability, gender, nationality, race, religion, sexuality, or similar personal characteristic. | ||
The first goal of the Code of Conduct is to specify a baseline standard of behavior so that people with different social values and communication styles can talk about | The first goal of the Code of Conduct is to specify a baseline standard of behavior so that people with different social values and communication styles can talk about Sugar effectively, productively, and respectfully. | ||
The second goal is to provide a mechanism for resolving conflicts in the community when they arise. | The second goal is to provide a mechanism for resolving conflicts in the community when they arise. | ||
The third goal of the Code of Conduct is to make our community welcoming to people from different backgrounds. Diversity is critical to the project; for | The third goal of the Code of Conduct is to make our community welcoming to people from different backgrounds. Diversity is critical to the project; for Sugar Labs to be successful, it needs contributors and users from all backgrounds. | ||
With that said, a healthy community must allow for disagreement and debate. The Code of Conduct is not a mechanism for people to silence others with whom they disagree. | With that said, a healthy community must allow for disagreement and debate. The Code of Conduct is not a mechanism for people to silence others with whom they disagree. | ||