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Code of conduct

The OpenSDDC community aims to combine technical depth with a healthy community spirit. We want a space where everyone contributes with respect, constructively, and with technical honesty so we can think together about open infrastructure.

Expected behavior​

  • Respectful communication: Honor different views and experiences. Critique ideas, not people.
  • Constructive feedback: Prefer “here’s another approach because …” over bare dismissal.
  • Honest sharing: Say when you don’t know—learning helps everyone.
  • Document outcomes: When possible, capture discussion in ADRs, blog posts, or doc PRs.
  • Inclusion: Be patient with contributors from different backgrounds and skill levels.

Unacceptable behavior​

  • Harassment, abuse, or personal attacks.
  • Discriminatory language based on gender, ethnicity, religion, orientation, disability, or similar traits.
  • Trolling or deliberate intimidation of community members.
  • Personal attacks on vendors or employees (independence is a technical topic; personal attacks are not).
  • Using community channels (issues, PRs, Slack, etc.) for spam or off-topic promotion.

Enforcement​

If you believe the rules were violated, contact community leadership via Community. Reports will be kept confidential.

OpenSDDC intends to evolve this CoC with community feedback. Suggestions welcome via PR.

This document may later be aligned with a standard framework such as the Contributor Covenant.