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-Contributor Code of Conduct
+Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct
 
   Note: In the sequel, "project" refers to GNU Guix, and "project
   maintainer(s)" refers to maintainer(s) of GNU Guix.
 
-As contributors and maintainers of this project, and in the interest of
-fostering an open and welcoming community, we pledge to respect all
-people who contribute through reporting issues, posting feature
-requests, updating documentation, submitting pull requests or patches,
-and other activities.
+Our Pledge
+
+In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as
+contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and
+our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body
+size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience,
+education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race,
+religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
+
+Our Standards
+
+Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment
+include:
+
+
+* Using welcoming and inclusive language
+* Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
+* Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
+* Focusing on what is best for the community
+* Showing empathy towards other community members
 
-We are committed to making participation in this project a
-harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of level of
-experience, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation,
-disability, personal appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age,
-religion, or nationality.
 
 Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:
 
-* The use of sexualized language or imagery
-* Personal attacks
-* Trolling or insulting/derogatory comments
+
+* The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or
+advances
+* Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
 * Public or private harassment
-* Publishing other's private information, such as physical or electronic
-addresses, without explicit permission
-* Other unethical or unprofessional conduct
+* Publishing others’ private information, such as a physical or electronic
+address, without explicit permission
+* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a
+professional setting
 
-Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit,
-or reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other
-contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban
-temporarily or permanently any contributor for other behaviors that they
-deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.
 
-By adopting this Code of Conduct, project maintainers commit themselves
-to fairly and consistently applying these principles to every aspect of
-managing this project. Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce
-the Code of Conduct may be permanently removed from the project team.
+Our Responsibilities
 
-This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public
-spaces when an individual is representing the project or its community.
+Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable
+behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in
+response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.
 
-Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may
-be reported by contacting a project maintainer at guix-maintainers@gnu.org.
-All complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will
-result in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the
-circumstances. Maintainers are obligated to maintain confidentiality
-with regard to the reporter of an incident.
+Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or
+reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions
+that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or
+permanently any contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate,
+threatening, offensive, or harmful.
 
-This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant
-(http://contributor-covenant.org), version 1.3.0, available at
-http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/3/0/
+Scope
+
+This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces
+when an individual is representing the project or its community. Examples of
+representing a project or community include using an official project e-mail
+address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed
+representative at an online or offline event. Representation of a project may be
+further defined and clarified by project maintainers.
+
+Enforcement
+
+Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be
+reported by contacting the project team at guix-maintainers@gnu.org. All
+complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that
+is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The project team is
+obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident.
+Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted separately.
+
+Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good
+faith may face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by other
+members of the project’s leadership.
+
+Attribution
+
+This Code of Conduct is adapted from the Contributor Covenant, version 1.4,
+available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct.html