Code of Conduct

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

In order to create and promote an open and welcoming environment for all participants, the Open Source Program Office will maintain a harassment-free environment for everyone involved in all our activities, regardless of age, body size, 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.

This code of conduct outlines our expectations for all who participate in our events and our community activities, as well as the consequences for unacceptable behavior. We expect all participants at our events to promote a positive environment and will not tolerate behavior that is seen as unacceptable and hindering the contribution of others.

Participation Guidelines

The conference organizers expect our community members and event participants to abide by this code of conduct in all OSPO-related venues–including but not limited to online or in-person discussions, online chats, postings on online publications or other forms of electronic communication–as well as in all one-on-one communications pertaining to OSPO-related activities. If a participant engages in conduct that violates our code of conduct, the UCSC OSPO leadership will take appropriate corrective action, which could include imposing a temporary or permanent ban on an individual’s participation in future OSPO events.

Expected behavior in the context of OSPO-related activities includes:

Using welcoming and inclusive language
Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
Accepting constructive criticism
Showing empathy towards other participants

Unacceptable behavior includes:

Use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or advance
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

Unacceptable behavior from any participant will not be tolerated and anyone asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately. If a participant engages in unacceptable behavior, the OSPO leadership may take any action they deem appropriate, up to and including a temporary or permanent ban from participating in OSPO-related research and other activities.

Reporting and Consequences of Unacceptable Behavior

The OSPO leadership is responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable behavior and will take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any instances of unacceptable behavior. OSPO leadership has the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject comments or any other contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct. OSPO leadership have the right to ban, temporarily or permanently, any participant or contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.

Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported by contacting the OSPO leadership (davisje@ucsc.edu or slieggi@ucsc.edu). All complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances.

Attribution

This Code of Conduct is adapted from:

The Contributor Covenant, version 1.4; and
The Citizens Code of Conduct
The [Open Source Summit Code of Conduct](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-so

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Code of Conduct

Participation Guidelines

Reporting and Consequences of Unacceptable Behavior

Attribution