Code of conduct changes

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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 # Code of Conduct #
 
-Approved by the Sage community by a vote which ended on November 24, 2014
+This Code was approved by the Sage community by a vote which ended on
+March 31, 2024.
+
+## Introduction ##
 
 The Sage community is comprised of an international mixture of mathematicians,
 computer scientists, engineers, researchers, teachers, amateurs, and others
 with varied backgrounds. This diversity is one of our strengths, but it can
 also lead to communication problems and unhappiness. People who love working on
-Sage can more effectively collaborate with others if they follow this code.
+Sage can more effectively collaborate with others if they follow this Code.
+
+This document is complemented by a second, [the Code of Conduct
+Committee Manual](/CODE_OF_CONDUCT_COMMITTEE.md), which describes the
+roles and procedures for the Sage Code of Conduct Committee.
+
+## Guidelines ##
 
 1. Be friendly and patient.
 
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    forget that it is human to err. Blame alone gets us nowhere, it is better to
    help resolve issues so we can all learn from our mistakes.
 
-If you believe someone is violating the code of conduct, we ask that you report
-it to https://groups.google.com/g/sage-abuse. The group administrators will
-consider the issue and explore resolutions. It is also possible to move heated
-discussions to https://groups.google.com/g/sage-flame.
+5. We will not accept harassment or other exclusionary behavior, such as:
+
+    1. Violent or intimidating threats or language directed against another person.
+    2. Sexist, racist, or otherwise discriminatory jokes and language.
+    3. Posting sexually explicit or violent material.
+    4. Posting (or threatening to post) other people’s personally identifying information (“doxing”).
+    5. Personal insults, especially those using racist or sexist terms.
+    6. Unwelcome sexual attention or comments.
+    7. Excessive profanity. Please avoid swear words; people differ greatly in their sensitivity to swearing.
+    8. Repeated harassment of others. In general, if someone asks you to stop, then stop.
+    9. Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior.
+
+This Code of Conduct applies to all spaces managed by the Sage
+project, including all public and private mailing lists, issue
+trackers, wikis, and any other communication channel used by our
+community. It also applies to Sage Days and any other in-person or
+virtual events.
+
+This Code of Conduct should be honored by everyone who participates in
+the Sage community formally or informally, or claims any affiliation
+with the project, in any project-related activities, and, especially,
+when representing the project, in any role.
+
+This Code is neither exhaustive nor complete. It serves to distill our
+common understanding of a collaborative, shared environment and
+goals. Please try to follow this Code in spirit as much as in letter,
+to create a friendly and productive environment that enriches the
+surrounding community.
+
+## Diversity statement ##
+
+Sage welcomes and encourages participation in our community by people
+of all backgrounds and identities. We are committed to promoting and
+sustaining a culture that values mutual respect, tolerance, and
+learning, and we work together as a community to help each other live
+out these values.
+
+No matter how you identify yourself or how others perceive you: we
+welcome you. Though no list can hope to be comprehensive, we
+explicitly honor diversity in: age, culture, ethnicity, genotype,
+gender identity or expression, language, national origin, neurotype,
+phenotype, political beliefs, profession, race, religion, sexual
+orientation, socioeconomic status, subculture, and technical ability,
+to the extent that these do not conflict with this Code of Conduct.
+
+Though we welcome people fluent in all languages, Sage development is
+conducted in English.
+
+Standards for behavior in the Sage community are detailed in the Code
+of Conduct above. Participants in our community should uphold these
+standards in all their interactions and help others to do so as well.
+
+## Reporting guidelines ##
+
+We know that it is painfully common for internet communication to
+start at or devolve into obvious and flagrant abuse. We also recognize
+that sometimes people may have a bad day, or be unaware of some of the
+guidelines in this Code of Conduct. Please keep this in mind when
+deciding on how to respond to a breach of this Code.
+
+For clearly intentional breaches, report those to the Sage Code of
+Conduct Committee (see below). For possibly unintentional breaches,
+you may reply to the person and point out this Code of Conduct (either
+in public or in private, whatever is most appropriate). If you would
+prefer not to do that, please feel free to report to the Sage Code of
+Conduct Committee directly, or ask the committee for advice, in
+confidence.
+
+You can report issues to the Sage Code of Conduct Committee at
+[email protected]. Currently, the committee consists of:
+
+- Nils Bruin
+- J-P Labbé
+- John Palmieri
+- Viviane Pons
+- David Roe
+- Julian Rüth
+
+If your report involves any members of the committee, or if they feel
+they have a conflict of interest in handling it, then they will recuse
+themselves from considering your report. Alternatively, if, for any
+reason, you feel uncomfortable making a report to the whole committee,
+then you can also contact individual committee members.
+
+## Incident reporting resolution & Code of Conduct enforcement ##
+
+This section summarizes the most important points; more details can be
+found in the Code of Conduct enforcement guide.
+
+The Sage Code of Conduct Committee will investigate and respond to all
+complaints. The committee will protect the identity of the reporter,
+and treat the content of complaints as confidential (unless the
+reporter agrees otherwise).
+
+In case of severe and obvious breaches, e.g., personal threat or
+violent, sexist or racist language, the committee will immediately
+disconnect the originator from Sage communication channels; please see
+the manual for details.
+
+In cases not involving clear severe and obvious breaches of this Code
+of Conduct, the process for acting on any received Code of Conduct
+violation report will be:
+
+- acknowledgement that the report has been received
+- discussion within the committee
+- discussion with and/or feedback provided to the reportee
+- mediation (if feedback didn’t help, and only if both reporter and
+  reportee agree to this)
+- enforcement via transparent decision by the Sage Code of Conduct Committee
+
+The committee will respond to any report as soon as possible, and our
+goal will be to respond within 72 hours.
+
+Potential consequences for violating the Sage Code of Conduct include:
+
+- Nothing (for example if the matter has been resolved publicly while
+  the committee was considering responses)
+- Private feedback or reprimand to the individual(s) involved
+- Warning the person to cease their behavior and that any further
+  reports will result in sanctions
+- A public announcement that an incident occurred
+- Mediation (only if both reporter and reportee agree)
+- An imposed vacation (e.g. asking someone to "take a week off" from a mailing list)
+- A permanent or temporary ban from some or all Sage spaces (mailing
+  lists, GitHub repos, in-person events, etc.)
+- Assistance to the reporter with a report to other bodies, for
+  example, institutional offices or appropriate law enforcement
+  agencies
+- Publishing an account of the harassment and calling for the
+  resignation of the alleged harasser from their responsibilities
+  (usually pursued by people without formal authority: may be called
+  for if the person is the event leader, or refuses to stand aside
+  from the conflict of interest, or similar)
+- Any other response that the Sage Code of Conduct Committee deems necessary and
+  appropriate to the situation
+
+## Policies and procedures of common project platforms ##
+
+[GitHub Community Guidelines](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-community-guidelines) apply:
+- [Report abuse to GitHub](https://github.com/contact/report-abuse),
+  [Block a user from your personal account](https://docs.github.com/en/communities/maintaining-your-safety-on-github/blocking-a-user-from-your-personal-account)
+- [Manage disruptive comments](https://docs.github.com/en/communities/moderating-comments-and-conversations/managing-disruptive-comments),
+- [Lock conversations](https://docs.github.com/en/communities/moderating-comments-and-conversations/locking-conversations)
+(requires Maintainer role or [Organization Moderator role](https://docs.github.com/en/organizations/managing-peoples-access-to-your-organization-with-roles/managing-moderators-in-your-organization))
+
+Google groups:
+- [Content policy](https://support.google.com/groups/answer/4561696)
+- [Reporting procedures](https://support.google.com/groups/answer/81275)
+
+## Amending the Code of Conduct ##
+
+This document may be amended by a vote of the Sage
+community in the sage-devel Google group, with the exception of facts
+like the membership of the Sage Code of Conduct Committee, changes to
+URLs, or changes to email addresses: changes like that can be done via
+a normal pull request. Any pull requests involving this document
+should list the committee members as reviewers.
+
+## Credits ##
 
+Portions of this are adapted from the
+[SciPy code of
+conduct](https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/dev/conduct/code_of_conduct.html)
+and the [NumFOCUS code of
+conduct](https://numfocus.org/code-of-conduct).