The goal of the FreeRADIUS project is to produce reliable, feature full software which benefits the open source community.
The GitHub issue tracker and mailing lists have a strict code of conduct.
Only technical discussion related to FreeRADIUS, the protocols it implements, and its dependencies are permitted in GitHub communications and on the mailing list.
Please note that any off-topic discussion will result in a warning. Continued off topic discussion will result in the individual being unsubscribed from the mailing lists and/or permanent banishment from the GitHub repositories.
This code of conduct is simple to abide by, and is simple to enforce. Unlike other codes of conduct, it does not require participants to be explicitly "inclusive" or "accepting" of certain topics. It requires participants to be blind to non-technical subjects, as those subjects are explicitly off topic. The FreeRADIUS community is inclusive by virtue of not being exclusionary.
The following behaviours are expected and requested of all community members:
- Ensure that the rules of the community resource you're using have been reviewed in full, mailing list guidelines for the mailing lists, the guidelines for contributing for GitHub.
- Use a neutral tone with a focus on technical arguments and technical discussion.
- Evaluate contributions, ideas and feedback on technical merit only. The personal attributes of community members are entirely irrelevant and comments of this nature will not be tolerated.
- Research topics using appropriate standards, design documents, and technical manuals before raising GitHub issues, or sending pull requests.
The main source of unacceptable behavior is community participants who are unaware of the complexities of the software and protocols involved. They have questions, and they want answers. They believe that as the experts, we can answer any and all questions about all possible technologies which interact with FreeRADIUS.
That expectation is unreasonable. When that expectation turns to entitlement and anger, it becomes unacceptable behaviour.
The following behaviours are also unacceptable within our community:
- Non-technical discussion.
- Ad hominem attacks and other personal attacks.
- Willful ignorance.
- Demands that questions be answered.
- Refusal to read documentation when pointed to it.
- Refusal to follow instructions for solving a problem.
Where unacceptable behaviour is noted and the community participant informed of behaviour and next steps, the community participant is expected to comply immediately. Arguing with the warnings is deemed "off topic" for the community (see section 1), and is seen as a continuance of the unacceptable behavior.
The community organizers will take any action they deem appropriate, which may include permanent expulsion from the community using appropriate mechanisms.
We understand that when participants ask questions, their goal is to obtain help from the community. Please be aware that the FreeRADIUS community is not large. The project has three core members, none of whom are dedicated 100% to FreeRADIUS. The project has about seventy modules, each of which has complex behavior. All of that code, test cases, and documentation have to be updated with limited resources.
We rely on well researched and technically sound contributions in order to make the project a success.
If you are subject to or witness unacceptable behaviour or have any other concerns, please notify a community organizer as soon as possible. social@freeradius.org.
We expect all community members, including those who contribute to the project financially or are in positions of power within the community, to abide by this Code of Conduct in all venues and over all communication mediums.