nosqlbench/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

# Forward

This document reflects a commitment to maintain respect and civility
within the NoSQLBench project. It is the maintainers' wish that a code of
conduct is not needed, as all contributors should be excellent to
each other by default. However, even in such case, it is important to
set expectations for other contributors who are looking for projects to
help with.

Please read this at least once if you are going to be an active 
contributor so that you know what to expect when working within any
NoSQLBench project.

# Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct

## Our Pledge

We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in our 
community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body 
size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender
identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status,
nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity 
and orientation.

We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming, 
diverse, inclusive, and healthy community.

## Our Standards

Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment for our community include:

* Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward other people
* Being respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences
* Giving and gracefully accepting constructive feedback
* Accepting responsibility and apologizing to those affected by our mistakes, 
  and learning from the experience
* Focusing on what is best not just for us as individuals, but for the overall community

Examples of unacceptable behavior include:

* The use of sexualized language or imagery, and sexual attention or
  advances of any kind
* Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
* Public or private harassment
* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or email
  address, without their explicit permission
* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a
  professional setting

## Enforcement Responsibilities

Community leaders are responsible for clarifying and enforcing our standards of acceptable 
behavior and will take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any behavior
that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.

Community leaders 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, and will communicate reasons for moderation decisions when appropriate.

## Scope

This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, and also applies when an individual 
is officially representing the community in public spaces. Examples of representing our community
include using an official e-mail address, posting via an official social media account, or 
acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline event.

## Enforcement

Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported to the 
community leaders responsible for enforcement. All complaints will be reviewed and 
investigated promptly and fairly.

All community leaders are obligated to respect the privacy and security of the reporter of any incident.

## Enforcement Guidelines

Community leaders will follow these Community Impact Guidelines in determining the consequences 
for any action they deem in violation of this Code of Conduct:

### 1. Correction

**Community Impact**: Use of inappropriate language or other behavior deemed unprofessional or 
unwelcome in the community.

**Consequence**: A private, written warning from community leaders, providing clarity around the 
nature of the violation and an explanation of why the behavior was inappropriate. A public apology 
may be requested.

### 2. Warning

**Community Impact**: A violation through a single incident or series of actions.

**Consequence**: A warning with consequences for continued behavior. No interaction with the
people involved, including unsolicited interaction with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, for a 
specified period of time. This includes avoiding interactions in community spaces as well as external 
channels like social media. Violating these terms may lead to a temporary or permanent ban.

### 3. Temporary Ban

**Community Impact**: A serious violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior.

**Consequence**: A temporary ban from any sort of interaction or public communication with the community for 
a specified period of time. No public or private interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited 
interaction with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, is allowed during this period. Violating these terms
may lead to a permanent ban.

### 4. Permanent Ban

**Community Impact**: Demonstrating a pattern of violation of community standards, including sustained 
inappropriate behavior,  harassment of an individual, or aggression toward or disparagement of classes of 
individuals.

**Consequence**: A permanent ban from any sort of public interaction within the project community.

## Attribution

This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage], version 2.0,
available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/0/code_of_conduct.html.

Community Impact Guidelines were inspired by 
[Mozilla's code of conduct enforcement ladder](https://github.com/mozilla/diversity).

[homepage]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org

For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see the FAQ at
https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq. Translations are available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations.