CHSN Tech Club Code of Conduct
Members of the CHSN Tech Club need to work together effectively, and this code of conduct lays down the “ground rules” for our cooperation. This collaboration depends on good relationships between our members. To this end, we have agreed on the following code of conduct to help define the ways that we think collaboration and cooperation should work.
Ground Rules
This Code of Conduct covers your behavior as a member of the CHSN Tech Club, in any forum, mailing list, wiki, website, IRC channel, install-fest, public meeting, or private correspondence.
Be considerate
Your work may be used by other people, and you in turn will depend on the work of others. Any decision you take will affect others, and we expect you to take those consequences into account when making decisions.
Be respectful
Members of the CHSN Tech Club treat one another with respect. Everyone can make a valuable contribution to the Club. We may not always agree, but disagreement is no excuse for poor behavior and poor manners. We might all experience some frustration now and then, but we cannot allow that frustration to turn into a personal attack. It is important to remember that a community where people feel uncomfortable or threatened is not a productive one. We expect members of the Club to be respectful when dealing with other members as well as with people outside the Club.
Be collaborative
Free/Libre Open-Source Software (FLOSS) is about collaboration and working together. Collaboration reduces redundancy of work done, and improves the quality of the product. You should aim to collaborate with other members. Your work should be done transparently. It may not be possible to get consensus about the correct implementation of an idea, so don’t feel obliged to have that agreement before you begin, but at least keep the outside world informed of your work, and publish your work in a way that allows outsiders to test, discuss, and contribute to your efforts.
Consult others
When you disagree, consult others. Disagreements, both political and technical, happen all the time and the CHSN Tech Club is no exception. The important goal is not to avoid disagreements or differing views but to resolve them constructively. You should turn to the Club to seek advice and to resolve disagreements. The President and other members may be able to help you figure out which direction will be most acceptable.
Ask for help
When you are unsure, ask for help. Nobody knows everything, and nobody is expected to be perfect in the CHSN Tech Club. Asking questions avoids many problems down the road, and so questions are encouraged. Those who are asked should be responsive and helpful. However, when asking a question, care must be taken to do so in an appropriate forum. Off-topic questions detract from productive discussion.
Step down considerately
If you leave or disengage from the CHSN Tech Club, in whole or in part, we ask that you do so in a way that minimizes disruption to the Club. This means you should tell people you are leaving and take the proper steps to ensure that others can pick up where you leave off.
The CHSN Tech Club Code of Conduct is derived from the Ubuntu Code of Conduct and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. You may re-use it for your own project, and modify it as you wish, just please allow others to use your modifications and give credit to the Ubuntu Project.
Mailing Lists and Web Forums
Mailing lists and web forums may be used by the CHSN Tech Club. This code of conduct applies very much to your behavior in those forums too. Please follow these guidelines in addition to the general code of conduct:
- Please use a valid email address to which direct responses can be made.
- Please avoid flamewars, trolling, personal attacks, and repetitive arguments.