Initial draft for our "Code of Ethics and Conduct" - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

Hi all,

This is the first draft of a "Code of Ethics and Conduct" document for
us.  It includes bits about our Mission and similar, and is based on the
draft document for another Open Source Software group.

Not sure what people think, but my hope is that it'll give us a good
basis for making future decisions upon, in a transparent and predictable
manner.

What needs to be added, altered, changed, etc?

:-)

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift


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PostgreSQL Advocacy and Marketing Team Code of Ethics and Conduct
Draft Document Revision 0.01


*These ethics and principles are submitted for consideration as a
starting point for discussion purposes - to help advance the standards
and practices of the PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team.

Membership in the PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team is a privilege and
responsibility, not a right or entitlement.  The PGDG Advocacy and
Marketing Team's purpose is to advance, promote and represent best
practises in all its efforts, actions and associations.

Members of the PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team are committed to follow
and promote the principles, practices, and ethics defined in the
following Code of Ethics and Conduct.  Members who knowingly violate the
Code of Conduct will be subject to sensure, suspension, expulsion or
other action determined appropriate by a Peer Review Panel.  Any
judgement of the Peer Review Panel will take effect immediately and may
only be appealed at the request of a majority of the registered Membership.


*PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team's Vision*

To bring PostgreSQL to the forefront of the Open Source Database
industry, serving and protecting the best interests of the PostgreSQL
Community, its individual members and contributors.


*PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team Mission*

To find, embrace, promote and disseminate best practices in all actions
related to the use and advancement of PostgreSQL.


*PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team Code of Conduct*

PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team members will act with integrity,
fairness, and responsibility whenever their actions relate to the
interests of Free/Libre Open Source Software Communities and its
individual members and contributors.

PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team members actions should ensure that all
members and contributors in the Free/Libre Open Source Software
Communities can work diligently together in advancing the best interests
of all.

PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team members will provide aid or referral to
all those who seek to develop and improve the quality and competency in
their PostgreSQL capabilities.

PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team members will adhere to the highest
standards of professional conduct in their Free/Libre Open Source
Software activities, ensuring always that those efforts result in
unequivocal informed consent based on providing full disclose, due
diligence and duty of care.


*Members Privileges and Responsibilities*

PGDG Advocacy and Marketing Team members commit themselves, in their
not-for-profit, personal and commercial endeavours, to the promotion and
advancement of PostgreSQL by participating and contributing to the
PostgreSQL Body of Knowledge through the following behaviours in all
their actions:

  - Advancing New and Better Performance based Learning Initiatives

  - Mentoring at least one new member annually

  - Sponsoring new members entering the Community

  - Demonstrating Rigour in all Research and Reporting

  - Promote and preserve public trust and confidence

  - Improve security and safety for all

  - Actively discourage negative or destructive behaviours

  - Tell only and all the truth

  - Give freely to the PostgreSQL Community

  - Take only what is freely given

  - Choose the right way over the easy way

  - Equally respect all others

  - Accept those who disagree with you

  - Resolve conflicts based on these principles and the good of the
PostgreSQL Community

  - Abide by the laws and the regulations of the juristiction

  - Avoid or declare openly all personal conflicts of interest, or the
appearance that a conflict may exist

  - Choose PostgreSQL solutions whenever those meet the needs of the users

  - Respect and accept the Intellectual Property, Ownership and
Licensing requirements of all software used

  - Never condone or accept, through action or inaction, the illegal or
unprincipled practices of others in relation to PostgreSQL and/or the
PostgreSQL Community


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