Merge pull request bcgov#30 from bcgov/add-CoC

Add CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

BC-Gov-Org-HowTo/SAMPLE-CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

@@ -1,50 +1,74 @@
-# Contributor Code of Conduct
+# Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct
 
-As contributors and maintainers of this project, and in the interest of
-fostering an open and welcoming community, we pledge to respect all people who
-contribute through reporting issues, posting feature requests, updating
-documentation, submitting pull requests or patches, and other activities.
+## Our Pledge
 
-We are committed to making participation in this project a harassment-free
-experience for everyone, regardless of level of experience, gender, gender
-identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, personal appearance,
-body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, or nationality.
+In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as
+contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and
+our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body
+size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience,
+nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and
+orientation.
+
+## Our Standards
+
+Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment
+include:
+
+* Using welcoming and inclusive language
+* Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
+* Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
+* Focusing on what is best for the community
+* Showing empathy towards other community members
 
 Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:
 
-* The use of sexualized language or imagery
-* Personal attacks
-* Trolling or insulting/derogatory comments
+* The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or
+advances
+* Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
 * Public or private harassment
-* Publishing other's private information, such as physical or electronic
-  addresses, without explicit permission
-* Other unethical or unprofessional conduct
+* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic
+  address, without explicit permission
+* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a
+  professional setting
+
+## Our Responsibilities
+
+Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable
+behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in
+response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.
 
 Project maintainers 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, or to ban temporarily or
 permanently any contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate,
 threatening, offensive, or harmful.
 
-By adopting this Code of Conduct, project maintainers commit themselves to
-fairly and consistently applying these principles to every aspect of managing
-this project. Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of
-Conduct may be permanently removed from the project team.
+## Scope
 
 This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces
-when an individual is representing the project or its community.
+when an individual is representing the project or its community. Examples of
+representing a project or community include using an official project e-mail
+address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed
+representative at an online or offline event. Representation of a project may be
+further defined and clarified by project maintainers.
+
+## Enforcement
 
 Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be
-reported by contacting a project maintainer at [INSERT EMAIL ADDRESS]. All
+reported by contacting the project team at [INSERT EMAIL ADDRESS]. All
 complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that
-is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. Maintainers are
-obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an
-incident.
+is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The project team is
+obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident.
+Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted separately.
+
+Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good
+faith may face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by other
+members of the project's leadership.
 
+## Attribution
 
-This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage],
-version 1.3.0, available at
-[http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/3/0/][version]
+This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage], version 1.4,
+available at [http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4][version]
 
 [homepage]: http://contributor-covenant.org
-[version]: http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/3/0/
+[version]: http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct
+
+## Our Pledge
+
+In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as
+contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and
+our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body
+size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience,
+nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and
+orientation.
+
+## Our Standards
+
+Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment
+include:
+
+* Using welcoming and inclusive language
+* Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
+* Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
+* Focusing on what is best for the community
+* Showing empathy towards other community members
+
+Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:
+
+* The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or
+advances
+* Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
+* Public or private harassment
+* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic
+  address, without explicit permission
+* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a
+  professional setting
+
+## Our Responsibilities
+
+Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable
+behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in
+response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.
+
+Project maintainers 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, or to ban temporarily or
+permanently any contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate,
+threatening, offensive, or harmful.
+
+## Scope
+
+This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces
+when an individual is representing the project or its community. Examples of
+representing a project or community include using an official project e-mail
+address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed
+representative at an online or offline event. Representation of a project may be
+further defined and clarified by project maintainers.
+
+## Enforcement
+
+Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be
+reported by contacting the project team at [email protected]. All
+complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that
+is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The project team is
+obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident.
+Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted separately.
+
+Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good
+faith may face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by other
+members of the project's leadership.
+
+## Attribution
+
+This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage], version 1.4,
+available at [http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4][version]
+
+[homepage]: http://contributor-covenant.org
+[version]: http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/

README.md

@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ The document content, templates and guides are organized into two categories ("E
 # [Employee Guide](/BC-Open-Source-Development-Employee-Guide/README.md)
 # [How To's](/BC-Gov-Org-HowTo/README.md)
 
-There is also a handy ["Cheatsheet"](/BC-Gov-Org-HowTo/Cheatsheet.md) for quick access to key policies and to-do's for BC Government people working in GitHub.
 
-----------
+There is also a handy ["Cheatsheet"](/BC-Gov-Org-HowTo/Cheatsheet.md) for quick access to key policies and to-do's for BC Government people working in GitHub.
 
 
 ## Project Status
@@ -40,6 +39,12 @@ The framework work items that are actively being constructed are listed
 * [BC-Open-Source-Development-Employee-Guide/Security.md](BC-Open-Source-Development-Employee-Guide/Security.md)
 * ["Working in github.com/bcgov" Cheatsheet](/BC-Gov-Org-HowTo/Cheatsheet.md)
 
+## How to Contribute
+
+If you would like to contribute to the guide, please see our [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) guideleines.
+
+Please note that this project is released with a [Contributor Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.
+
 ## License
 
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