| =============== | |
| Reporting Guide | |
| =============== | |
| .. note:: | |
| This document is currently a **DRAFT** document while it is being discussed | |
| by the community. | |
| If you believe someone is violating the :doc:`code of conduct <CodeOfConduct>` | |
| you can always report it to the LLVM Foundation Code of Conduct Advisory | |
| Committee by emailing conduct@llvm.org. **All reports will be kept | |
| confidential.** This isn't a public list and only `members`_ of the advisory | |
| committee will receive the report. | |
| If you believe anyone is in **physical danger**, please notify appropriate law | |
| enforcement first. If you are unsure what law enforcement agency is | |
| appropriate, please include this in your report and we will attempt to notify | |
| them. | |
| If the violation occurs at an event such as a Developer Meeting and requires | |
| immediate attention, you can also reach out to any of the event organizers or | |
| staff. Event organizers and staff will be prepared to handle the incident and | |
| able to help. If you cannot find one of the organizers, the venue staff can | |
| locate one for you. We will also post detailed contact information for specific | |
| events as part of each events' information. In person reports will still be | |
| kept confidential exactly as above, but also feel free to (anonymously if | |
| needed) email conduct@llvm.org. | |
| .. note:: | |
| The LLVM community has long handled inappropriate behavior on its own, using | |
| both private communication and public responses. Nothing in this document is | |
| intended to discourage this self enforcement of community norms. Instead, | |
| the mechanisms described here are intended to supplement any self | |
| enforcement within the community. They provide avenues for handling severe | |
| cases or cases where the reporting party does not wish to respond directly | |
| for any reason. | |
| Filing a report | |
| =============== | |
| Reports can be as formal or informal as needed for the situation at hand. If | |
| possible, please include as much information as you can. If you feel | |
| comfortable, please consider including: | |
| * Your contact info (so we can get in touch with you if we need to follow up). | |
| * Names (real, nicknames, or pseudonyms) of any individuals involved. If there | |
| were other witnesses besides you, please try to include them as well. | |
| * When and where the incident occurred. Please be as specific as possible. | |
| * Your account of what occurred. If there is a publicly available record (e.g. | |
| a mailing list archive or a public IRC logger) please include a link. | |
| * Any extra context you believe existed for the incident. | |
| * If you believe this incident is ongoing. | |
| * Any other information you believe we should have. | |
| What happens after you file a report? | |
| ===================================== | |
| You will receive an email from the advisory committee acknowledging receipt | |
| within 24 hours (and we will aim to respond much quicker than that). | |
| The advisory committee will immediately meet to review the incident and try to | |
| determine: | |
| * What happened and who was involved. | |
| * Whether this event constitutes a code of conduct violation. | |
| * Whether this is an ongoing situation, or if there is a threat to anyone's | |
| physical safety. | |
| If this is determined to be an ongoing incident or a threat to physical safety, | |
| the working groups' immediate priority will be to protect everyone involved. | |
| This means we may delay an "official" response until we believe that the | |
| situation has ended and that everyone is physically safe. | |
| The working group will try to contact other parties involved or witnessing the | |
| event to gain clarity on what happened and understand any different | |
| perspectives. | |
| Once the advisory committee has a complete account of the events they will make | |
| a decision as to how to respond. Responses may include: | |
| * Nothing, if we determine no violation occurred or it has already been | |
| appropriately resolved. | |
| * Providing either moderation or mediation to ongoing interactions (where | |
| appropriate, safe, and desired by both parties). | |
| * A private reprimand from the working group to the individuals involved. | |
| * An imposed vacation (i.e. asking someone to "take a week off" from a mailing | |
| list or IRC). | |
| * A public reprimand. | |
| * A permanent or temporary ban from some or all LLVM spaces (mailing lists, | |
| IRC, etc.) | |
| * Involvement of relevant law enforcement if appropriate. | |
| If the situation is not resolved within one week, we'll respond within one week | |
| to the original reporter with an update and explanation. | |
| Once we've determined our response, we will separately contact the original | |
| reporter and other individuals to let them know what actions (if any) we'll be | |
| taking. We will take into account feedback from the individuals involved on the | |
| appropriateness of our response, but we don't guarantee we'll act on it. | |
| After any incident, the advisory committee will make a report on the situation | |
| to the LLVM Foundation board. The board may choose to make a public statement | |
| about the incident. If that's the case, the identities of anyone involved will | |
| remain confidential unless instructed by those inviduals otherwise. | |
| Appealing | |
| ========= | |
| Only permanent resolutions (such as bans) or requests for public actions may be | |
| appealed. To appeal a decision of the working group, contact the LLVM | |
| Foundation board at board@llvm.org with your appeal and the board will review | |
| the case. | |
| In general, it is **not** appropriate to appeal a particular decision on | |
| a public mailing list. Doing so would involve disclosure of information which | |
| whould be confidential. Disclosing this kind of information publicly may be | |
| considered a separate and (potentially) more serious violation of the Code of | |
| Conduct. This is not meant to limit discussion of the Code of Conduct, the | |
| advisory board itself, or the appropriateness of responses in general, but | |
| **please** refrain from mentioning specific facts about cases without the | |
| explicit permission of all parties involved. | |
| .. _members: | |
| Members of the Code of Conduct Advisory Committee | |
| ================================================= | |
| The members serving on the advisory committee are listed here with contact | |
| information in case you are more comfortable talking directly to a specific | |
| member of the committee. | |
| .. note:: | |
| FIXME: When we form the initial advisory committee, the members names and private contact info need to be added here. | |
| (This text is based on the `Django Project`_ Code of Conduct, which is in turn | |
| based on wording from the `Speak Up! project`_.) | |
| .. _Django Project: https://www.djangoproject.com/conduct/ | |
| .. _Speak Up! project: http://speakup.io/coc.html |