1. Introduction

The Code of Conduct for the Festa do Software Livre is an adaptation of the Wikimedia Universal Code of Conduct. This Code of Conduct applies equally to all participants in the Festa do Software Livre, without exception. Actions that contradict the Code of Conduct may result in sanctions, which can be imposed by designated organizers (appropriate to their local context) and/or by ANSOL as the main organizing entity of the event.

2. Expected Behavior

All event participants, in any capacity, are responsible for their own behavior.

In all event spaces, behavior will be based on respect, civility, camaraderie, solidarity, and good citizenship. This applies to all collaborators and participants in their interactions with all collaborators and participants, regardless of age, mental or physical disabilities, physical appearance, nationality, religion, ethnicity, caste, cultural background, social class, language fluency, sexual orientation, gender identity, or professional area. Nor will we make distinctions based on achievements, skills, or status in the projects or in the Free Software movement.

2.1. Mutual Respect

We expect everyone to demonstrate respect for others. In our communications, we will treat people with the same respect we would like to receive.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Practicing empathy. Listen and try to understand what participants from different backgrounds have to say. Be ready to challenge and adapt your own expectations and understanding and behavior as a participant.
• Assuming good faith and participating constructively. Give and receive feedback politely and in good faith. Make constructive criticism with sensitivity. Everyone should assume, unless proven otherwise, that others are here to collaboratively improve the projects, but this should not be used to justify statements with a harmful impact.
• Respecting how collaborators name and describe themselves. People may use specific terms to describe themselves. As a sign of respect, use those same terms when speaking to or about them. For :
  • Ethnic groups may use a specific name to describe themselves, rather than the historically used name by others.
  • People with names that use letters, words, and sounds different from your own language that you may not be familiar with.
  • People who identify with a particular sexual orientation or gender identity using distinct names or pronouns.
  • People who identify as having a specific physical or mental disability may use specific terms to describe themselves.

We will strive to welcome everyone warmly, respecting each person’s preferences, sensitivities, traditions, and requirements.

2.2. Civility, Camaraderie, Solidarity, and Good Citizenship

We strive to achieve the following behaviors:

• Civility is the use of good manners in behavior and speech among people, including strangers.
• Camaraderie is friendly support that people involved in a common effort offer each other.
• Mutual support and good citizenship mean taking active responsibility to ensure that the Festa do Software Livre is a productive, enjoyable, and safe place to be and contribute.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Orientation and coaching: Helping newcomers find their way and develop essential skills.
• Caring for other participants: Giving them a hand when they need support and standing up for them when they are treated in a way that falls short of expected behavior according to the Code of Conduct.
• Recognizing and crediting the work done by others: Thanking them for their help and work. Acknowledging and giving due credit to their efforts.

3. Unacceptable Behavior

The Code of Conduct aims to help community members identify situations of harassment and misconduct. The behaviors listed below are considered unacceptable at the Festa do Software Livre:

3.1 Harassment

Includes behaviors primarily aimed at intimidating, outraging, or annoying a person, or any behavior that is deemed to primarily result in intimidation, outrage, or annoyance. Any behavior beyond what an average person is expected to tolerate in a global and intercultural environment can be considered harassment. Harassment often takes the form of emotional abuse, especially towards people in a vulnerable position, and can include contacting workplaces or friends and family in an effort to intimidate or embarrass. In some cases, behavior that does not constitute harassment in an isolated instance may become harassment through repetition. Harassment includes, but is not limited to:

• Insults: Name-calling, slander, or stereotyping, and any attack based on personal characteristics. Insults can refer to perceived characteristics such as intelligence, appearance, ethnicity, race, religion (or lack thereof), culture, caste, sexual orientation, gender, disability, age, nationality, political affiliation, or other characteristics. In some cases, repeated mockery, sarcasm, or aggression can collectively constitute an insult, even if the individual statements do not.
• Sexual harassment: Any type of sexual attention or advance towards others when the person knows or should know that the attention is unwanted or in situations where consent cannot be communicated.
• Threats: Explicitly or implicitly suggesting the possibility of using physical violence, unjust embarrassment, or unjust or unjustified harm to reputation, or intimidation by suggesting gratuitous legal action to win an argument or force someone to behave as the threatener wants.
• Inciting harm to others: This includes encouraging someone to commit suicide or self-harm, and encouraging someone to violently attack others.
• Disclosure of personal data (Doxing): Sharing private information about other participants, such as name, workplace, physical or email address without their explicit consent, or sharing information about their activities outside the projects.
• Stalking: Persistently following someone throughout the project and repeatedly criticizing their work to annoy or discourage them. If issues persist after communication and training efforts, communities may need to address them through established community processes.
• Trolling: Deliberately interfering in conversations or posting content in bad faith to intentionally provoke someone.

3.2 Abuse of Power, Privilege, or Influence

Abuse occurs when someone with or appearing to have a position of power, privilege, or influence engages in disrespectful, cruel, and/or violent behavior towards others. Abuse can take the form of verbal or psychological abuse and can occur concurrently with harassment.

• Abuse of function by organizers, collaborators, and volunteers: Misuse of authority, knowledge, or resources at their disposal to intimidate or threaten others.
• Abuse of seniority and connections: Using one’s position and reputation to intimidate others. We ask experienced people with significant connections in the movement to behave with special care, as hostile comments can have unintended implications and create threats from friends and supporters. People with community authority have a special privilege of being considered trustworthy and should not abuse this to attack others who disagree with them.
• Psychological manipulation: Maliciously making someone doubt their own perceptions, senses, or understanding to win an argument or force someone to behave the way you want.

3.3 Vandalism and Abuse

Deliberately presenting biased, false, inaccurate, or inappropriate content, or disrupting, obstructing, or otherwise hindering the creation (and/or presentation) of content. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Arbitrary or unmotivated repeated removal of content without due discussion or explanation.
• Systematic manipulation of content to favor specific interpretations of facts or viewpoints.
• Hate speech of any form, or discriminatory language aimed at defaming, humiliating, inciting hatred against individuals or groups based on who they are or their personal beliefs.
• Use of symbols, images, categories, tags, or other types of content that are intimidating or harmful to others outside the context of encyclopedic and informative use. This includes imposing schemes on content intended to marginalize or ostracize.

4. Contacts

If you have any situation of abuse, please report it to the email:

abuso@softwarelivre.eu