1 - Next Steps: Contribute!
Please begin by reading our Code of Conduct.
We need your ideas and feedback!
If you would like to contribute to the CSNF, please review, print, and sign the Contributor License Agreement, available here via PDF download. The CLA document text can also be read immediately below.
Please email the signed agreement to Scott Kargman at scott@onug.net
ONUG Contributor License Agreement
In order to clarify the intellectual property license granted with Contributions (defined below in Section
1 ) from any person or entity, ONUG must have a Contributor License Agreement (this “Agreement”) on
file that has been signed by each Contributor, indicating agreement to the license terms below. This
license is for your protection as a Contributor as well as the protection of ONUG and its users; it does not
change your rights to use your own Contributions for any other purpose.
This Agreement allows an entity (the “Corporation”) to submit Contributions to ONUG, to authorize
Contributions submitted by its designated employees to ONUG, and to grant copyright and patent licenses
thereto.
Please complete and sign this Agreement and then email a pdf file of this Agreement to Scott Kargman at
scott@onug.net. Please read this document carefully before signing and keep a copy for your records.
Corporation name: _______________________________________________________
Corporation address: _______________________________________________________
Point of Contact: _______________________________________________________
E-Mail: _______________________________________________________
Telephone: _______________________________________________________
You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your present and future Contributions
submitted to ONUG. Except for the license granted herein to ONUG and recipients of software distributed
by ONUG, You reserve all right, title, and interest in and to Your Contributions.
1. Definitions.
“You” (or “Your”) shall mean the copyright owner or legal entity authorized by the copyright owner that
is making this Agreement with ONUG. For legal entities, the entity making a Contribution and all other
entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with that entity are considered to
be a single Contributor. For the purposes of this definition, “control” means (i) the power, direct or
indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (ii)
ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such
entity.
“Contribution” shall mean the code, documentation or other original works of authorship, including any
modifications or additions to an existing work, that is intentionally submitted by You to ONUG for inclusion
in, or documentation of, any of the products owned or managed by the ONUG (the “Work”). For the
purposes of this definition, “submitted” means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication
sent to ONUG or its representatives, including but not limited to communication on electronic mailing
lists, source code control systems, and issue tracking systems that are managed by, or on behalf of, ONUG
for the purpose of discussing and improving the Work, but excluding communication that is conspicuously
marked or otherwise designated in writing by You as “Not a Contribution.”
2. Grant of Copyright License.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to ONUG and to recipients of
software distributed by ONUG a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable
copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense,
and distribute Your Contributions and such derivative works.
3. Grant of Patent License.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to ONUG and to recipients of
software distributed by ONUG a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable
(except as stated in this section) patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and
otherwise transfer the Work, where such license applies only to those patent claims licensable by You that
are necessarily infringed by Your Contribution(s)alone or by combination of Your Contribution(s) with the
Work to which such Contribution(s) were submitted. If any entity institutes patent litigation against You
or any other entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that your Contribution,
or the Work to which you have contributed, constitutes direct or contributory patent infringement, then
any patent licenses granted to that entity under this Agreement for that Contribution or Work shall
terminate as of the date such litigation is filed.
4. Authorizations.
You represent that You are legally entitled to grant the above license. You represent further that each
employee of the Corporation designated on Schedule A below (or in a subsequent written modification
to that Schedule) is authorized to submit Contributions on behalf of the Corporation.
5. Original Work.
You represent that each of Your Contributions is Your original creation (see section 7 for submissions on
behalf of others).
6. No Support; Warranty Disclaimer.
You are not expected to provide support for Your Contributions, except to the extent You desire to provide
support. You may provide support for free, for a fee, or not at all. Unless required by applicable law or
agreed to in writing, You provide Your Contributions on an “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR
CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or
conditions of TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
7. Contributions of Others.
Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation, You may submit it to ONUG separately
from any Contribution, identifying the complete details of its source and of any license or other restriction
(including, but not limited to, related patents, trademarks, and license agreements) of which you are
personally aware, and conspicuously marking the work as “Submitted on behalf of a third-party: [named
here]”.
8. Designated Employees.
It is your responsibility to notify ONUG when any change is required to the list of designated employees
authorized to submit Contributions on behalf of the Corporation, or to the Corporation’s Point of Contact
with ONUG.
Corporation: _____________________________________________
Please sign: ______________________________________________
Title: ___________________________________________________
Date: ___________________________________________________
Schedule A
Designated Employees
[Please include the initial list of designated employees.]
2 - Contributor 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 at
[INSERT CONTACT METHOD].
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 community.
Attribution
This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant,
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.
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.
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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 at
[INSERT CONTACT METHOD].
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 community.
Attribution
This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant,
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.
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.