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As per: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.osgeo.org/node/1525">http://www.osgeo.org/node/1525</a><br>
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Over the last decade there
has been a gradual adoption of Code-Of-Conduct statements at
events and within organisations, including at FOSS4G events and
within OSGeo projects. Adopting a good Code-Of-Conduct
consolidates expectations about respectful behaviour at events and
forums, ensuring they are safe, welcoming and productive and helps
communities discretely address indiscretions should they occur.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; color: rgb(0, 0,
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Building upon this initial
momentum, the OSGeo Foundation has adopted a general
Code-Of-Conduct to make it easy to apply to all OSGeo projects,
and related events such as OSGeo.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; color: rgb(0, 0,
0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Jeff McKenna, president of
the OSGeo Foundation, explains:</p>
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<dd>"OSGeo community members must be able to safely interact,
contribute, share, learn, and be respected for who they are.
OSGeo strives to foster growth and innovation in the geospatial
industry, and diversity must be respected to reach this goal.
Thank you to everyone involved in creating this Code-Of-Conduct
for the OSGeo foundation, and let us all continue to promote
Open Source geospatial safely and fairly."</dd>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; color: rgb(0, 0,
0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:
12.8000001907349px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height:
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0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1;
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Code-Of-Conduct can be
referenced by adding a line similar to:</p>
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<dd>Contributors to this project are expected to act respectfully
toward others in accordance with the<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://www.osgeo.org/code_of_conduct"
style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">OSGeo
Code of Conduct</a>.</dd>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; color: rgb(0, 0,
0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:
12.8000001907349px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height:
17.9200000762939px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent:
0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1;
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The OSGeo Code-Of-Conduct
is available at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://www.osgeo.org/code_of_conduct"
style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">http://www.osgeo.org/code_of_conduct</a>.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; color: rgb(0, 0,
0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:
12.8000001907349px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height:
17.9200000762939px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent:
0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1;
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">It is derived from the
great work of other organisations, mostly from the Apache
Foundation's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/policies/conduct.html"
style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Code-Of-Conduct</a>.</p>
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Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant:
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">About FOSS4G</h2>
<p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; color: rgb(0, 0,
0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:
12.8000001907349px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height:
17.9200000762939px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent:
0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1;
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Free and Open Source
Software for Geospatial (<a href="http://www.foss4g.org/"
style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">FOSS4G</a>)
is the international gathering of Open Source geo tribes. From its
beginnings the FOSS4G conference has a reputation of being a
melting pot for great ideas in the spatial industry and a catalyst
for many successful geospatial products, standards and protocols.
FOSS4G has evolved into one of the most important geo events of
the year, approaching a thousand attendees and with major industry
sponsors. Excitement is now building for the upcoming FOSS4G2015
conference that will be held in Seoul, South Korea in September.
FOSS4G rotates around the world each year, throughout 3 regions of
the Americas, Europe, and Asia/South Pacific.</p>
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Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant:
normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;
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text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1;
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">About OSGeo</h2>
<p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; color: rgb(0, 0,
0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:
12.8000001907349px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height:
17.9200000762939px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent:
0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1;
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Open Source Geospatial
Foundation (<a href="http://www.osgeo.org/"
style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">OSGeo</a>)
is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 2006 whose mission is
to support and promote the collaborative development of open
source geospatial technologies and data. OSGeo software and
technologies are a major contributor for the global geospatial
economy and are used by millions in academia, governments and
businesses worldwide.</p>
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