Codes of Conduct for Software Collaborations

Every scientific organization should have a human relations code and a bias incident policy. This talk will describe how codes of conduct are typically applied in open source software collaborations. The Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct is emerging as a community standard. This code of conduct describes not only what behaviors are unacceptable, but also behaviors that contribute to a positive community climate. Importantly, the Contributor Covenant has a built-in enforcement mechanism.