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title: FAQ
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description: Frequently Asked Questions about the RIOT Code of Conduct
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---
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This FAQ attempts to address common questions and concerns around the RIOT
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community's [Code of Conduct](/general/code_of_conduct/).
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If you still have questions after reading it,
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please feel free to [contact us](mailto:riot@riot-os.org).
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### Why have you adopted a Code of Conduct?
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If you're familiar with the RIOT
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community, you'll probably notice that the Code basically matches what we
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already do. Think of this as documentation: we're taking implicit expectations
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about behavior and making them explicit.
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We're doing this because the RIOT community is growing faster than any of us
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could have anticipated. This is on balance a very positive thing, but as we've
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grown past the point where it's possible to know the whole community we think
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it's very important to be clear about our values.
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We know that the RIOT community is open, friendly, and welcoming. We want to
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make sure everyone else knows it too.
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### What does it mean to "adopt" a Code of Conduct?
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For the most part, we don't think it means large changes. We think that the text
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does a really good job describing the way the RIOT community already conducts
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itself. We expect that most people will simply continue to behave in the awesome
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way they have for years.
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However, we do expect that people will abide by the spirit and words of the CoC
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when in "official" RIOT spaces. This code has been adopted by the RIOT community
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as a whole. That means that it'll apply in all community spaces.
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In practice, this means the [RIOT forum](https://forum.riot-os.org), the Matrix
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chats (e.g., [`#riot-os`](https://matrix.to/#/#riot-os:matrix.org) or
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[`#riot-os-off-topic`](https://matrix.to/#/#riot-os-off-topic:matrix.org)),
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mailing lists (e.g., security@riot-os.org), bug tracking and code review tools,
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and "official" RIOT events such as Hack'n'ACKs or RIOT summits. In addition,
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violations of this code outside these spaces may affect a person's ability to
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participate within them.
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### What happens if someone violates the Code of Conduct?
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Our intent is that anyone in the community can stand up for this code, and
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direct people who're unaware to this document. If that doesn't work, or if you
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need more help, you can contact <conduct@riot-os.org>. For more details please see
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our [Reporting Guidelines](/general/code_of_conduct/reporting/).
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### Why do we need a Code of Conduct? Everyone knows not to be a jerk.
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Sadly, not everyone knows this.
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However, even if everyone was kind, everyone was compassionate, and everyone was
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familiar with codes of conduct it would still be incumbent upon our community to
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publish our own. Maintaining a Code of Conduct forces us to consider and
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articulate what kind of community we want to be, and serves as a constant
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reminder to put our best foot forward. But most importantly, it serves as a
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signpost to people looking to join our community that we feel these values are
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important.
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### This is censorship! I have the right to say whatever I want!
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You do -- in *your* space. If you'd like to hang out in *our* spaces (as
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clarified above), we have some simple guidelines to follow. If you want to, for
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example, form a group where RIOT is discussed using language inappropriate for
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general channels then nobody's stopping you. We respect your right to establish
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whatever codes of conduct you want in the spaces that belong to you. Please
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honor this Code of Conduct in our spaces.
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#### References
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This FAQ was adapted from the [Django Code of Conduct FAQ](https://www.djangoproject.com/conduct/faq/)
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