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CONDUCT

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+Code of Conduct
+
+This Code of Conduct is derived from the 10 Pāramitās of Theravadin Buddhism.
+You can read more about them in Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu’s Ten Perfections: A Study
+Guide [0].
+
+1. Generosity (Dāna)
+
+Give contributions freely and willingly under the terms of the GNU Affero
+General Public License, version 3 or later, or a compatible license.
+
+2. Ethics (Sīla)
+
+Do not use nonfree code or uncredited code in contributions. Do not take credit
+for others’ contributions. Make sure to utilize the copyright header and license
+notice on source files to credit yourself and others for their work.
+
+3. Renunciation (Nekkhamma)
+
+Stay committed to the principles of simplicity and interoperability embodied by
+the project. Keep your personal will and desire out of the project, for it can
+only prove harmful to its success.
+
+4. Wisdom (Pañña)
+
+Look to established sources for standards, best practices, and important
+implementation details when setting new precedence. Follow the existing
+precedence where it applies.
+
+5. Energy (Viriya)
+
+Focus on the currently-open, currently-assigned, and currently-in-progress
+issues, pull requests, and other endeavors in order to keep yourself and others
+from being overwhelmed with responsibility, either from your zeal or your
+negligence.
+
+If you notice an issue, open an issue as soon as you can. If you see a neglected
+branch, open a pull request or comment on an existing one, if applicable. Be
+diligent in your commitment to making this project work.
+
+6. Patience (Khanti)
+
+Be patient with maintainers and other contributors. We all have our own lives
+going on and may need significant time to get to things.
+
+7. Truthfulness (Sacca)
+
+Communicate honestly and openly. Do not embellish facts to get your way. Make
+sure to let maintainers know about any issues along the way and keep ample
+communication channels open.
+
+8. Determination (Adhiṭṭhāna)
+
+Stay focused on long-term objectives and cultivate attainment to that
+achievement by utilizing to the fullest extent possible the tools available to
+you for managing the workload.
+
+9. Loving-Kindness (Mettā)
+
+Treat everyone with respect, even if they treat you poorly. This does not mean
+you have to put up with abuse, but make sure to respond with kindness and with
+love in your heart. Support and uplift maintainers and other contributors with
+your words and actions.
+
+Do not use angry or hateful language toward contributors, such as demeaning
+phrases and slurs. Make sure that if you do not know the pronouns of a
+contributor to ask for them and, in the meantime, use gender-neutral they/them
+or equivalent pronouns.
+
+10. Equanimity (Upekkhā)
+
+Keep a balanced perspective on all suggestions and contributions and make
+judgements not from a place of ego and personal preference but on their
+usefulness and suitability to the project. Make sure to keep an eye on the
+bigger picture as implementing individual features may seem intuitive at first
+but scale poorly in practical use. Keep a level head about your own work: it is
+not shameful to make a mistake in this vein, and fixing it usually leads to
+more insight.
+
+[0] <https://www.dhammatalks.org/books/#/books/TenPerfections/Section0001.html>

CONTRIBUTING

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+Make sure to read our code of conduct in the CONDUCT file.
+
 When contributing a pull request to the main branch, please sign your commits
 with a PGP key and add your name and the year to the bottom of the list of
 copyright holders for the file. For example, an existing copyright header might