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From: Sridhar Ratnakumar <srid@srid.ca>
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 21:38:49 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add ETHIC

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+# Hackers' Ethic
+
+This Code of Ethics outlines core values guiding our conduct and decisions, prioritizing individual rights and collaborative continuity.
+
+This framework is open to revisions that align with its aims and enhance our common understanding.
+
+## Ethos
+
+Guided by respect, autonomy, integrity, curiosity, and pragmatism, we challenge the status quo to solve real-world problems.
+
+We forge and promote processes and tools which ensure ethical innovation for hackers _and_ humans alike.
+
+Any who embrace this vision are welcome, uniting in pursuit of joint progress and freedom.
+
+## Bond
+
+My word as my Bond, I pledge to uphold this Ethic, recognizing these Tenets and Ethos as essential for productive cooperation.
+
+In this spirit, I commit to thinking freely to ensure the same for others and dedicate myself to advancing the project, the well-being of its hackers, and my own skills.
+
+## Tenets
+
+1. **Purpose** —
+   Advance [technical goals][goal] in alignment with the [leaderships'][lead] vision.
+
+2. **Simplicity** —
+   Strive for simplicity, avoiding unnecessary complexity.
+
+3. **Transparency** —
+   Build trust by documenting and sharing decisions promptly and consistently.
+
+4. **Analysis** —
+   Scrutinize change requests for quality, conciseness, and relevance.
+
+5. **Accountability** —
+   Eagerly own your actions and their impacts.
+
+6. **Professionalism** —
+   Treat _all_ hackers fairly, maintain decorum, and cultivate discipline.
+
+7. **Flexibility** —
+   Be open, collaborate, experiment, innovate, adapt, reify, and repeat...
+
+## Scope
+
+This code governs all interaction within [canonical project spaces][canon].
+
+## Eligibility
+
+Contributing implies agreement with this Code of Ethics. Actions compromising it, including prioritizing external agendas or engaging in divisive conduct, are subject to review and [remediation][policy].
+
+[goal]: :URL
+[lead]: :URL
+[canon]: :URL
+[policy]: :URL
+
+## Attribution
+
+This Code is adapted from the [Hackers' Ethic](https://ethics.codes), version 1.0.
+
+This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
+To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.