# Code of Conduct ## Purpose **Telemt exists to solve technical problems.** - Telemt is open to contributors who want to learn, improve and build meaningful systems together. - It is a place for building, testing, reasoning, documenting, and improving systems. - Discussions that advance this work are in scope, discussions that divert it are not. - Technology has consequences, responsibility is inherent. > **Absicht bestimmt die Form** > Purpose defines form --- ## Principles * **Technical over emotional** - Arguments are grounded in data, logs, reproducible cases, or clear reasoning. * **Clarity over noise** - Communication is structured, concise, and relevant. * **Openness with standards** - Participation is open. The work remains disciplined. * **Independence of judgment** - Claims are evaluated on technical merit, not affiliation or posture. * **Responsibility over capability** - Capability does not justify careless use. * **Cooperation over friction** - Progress depends on coordination, mutual support, and honest review. * **Good intent, rigorous method** - Assume good intent, but require rigor. > **Aussagen gelten nach ihrer Begründung.** > Claims are weighed by evidence. --- ## Expected Behavior Participants are expected to: * Communicate directly and respectfully * Support claims with evidence * Stay within technical scope * Accept critique and provide it constructively * Reduce noise, duplication, and ambiguity * Help others reach correct and reproducible outcomes * Act in a way that improves the system as a whole Precision is learned. - New contributors are welcome - They are expected to grow into these standards - Existing contributors are expected to make that growth possible > **Wer behauptet, belegt.** > Whoever claims, proves. --- ## Unacceptable Behavior The following is not allowed: * Personal attacks, insults, harassment, or intimidation * Repeatedly derailing discussion away from Telemt’s purpose * Spam, flooding, or repeated low-quality input * Misinformation presented as fact * Attempts to degrade, destabilize, or exhaust Telemt or its participants * Use of Telemt or its spaces to enable harm Telemt is not a venue for disputes that displace technical work. Such discussions may be closed, removed, or redirected. > **Störung ist kein Beitrag.** > Disruption is not contribution. --- ## Security and Misuse Telemt is intended for responsible use. * Do not use it to plan, coordinate, or execute harm * Do not publish vulnerabilities without responsible disclosure * Report security issues privately where possible Security is both technical and behavioral. > **Verantwortung endet nicht am Code.** > Responsibility does not end at the code. --- ## Openness Telemt is open to contributors of different backgrounds, experience levels, and working styles. - Standards are public, legible, and applied to the work itself. - Questions are welcome. Careful disagreement is welcome. Honest correction is welcome. - Gatekeeping by obscurity, status signaling, or hostility is not. --- ## Scope This Code of Conduct applies to all official spaces: * Source repositories (issues, pull requests, discussions) * Documentation * Communication channels associated with Telemt --- ## Maintainer Stewardship Maintainers are responsible for final decisions in matters of conduct, scope, and direction. This responsibility is stewardship: - preserving continuity, - protecting signal, - maintaining standards, - keeping Telemt workable for others. Judgment should be exercised with restraint, consistency, and institutional responsibility. - Not every decision requires extended debate. - Not every intervention requires public explanation. All decisions are expected to serve the durability, clarity, and integrity of Telemt. > **Klarheit vor Zustimmung - Bestand vor Beifall** > Clarity above approval - substantiality before success --- ## Enforcement Maintainers may act to preserve the integrity of Telemt, including by: * Removing content * Locking discussions * Rejecting contributions * Restricting or banning participants Actions are taken to maintain function, continuity, and signal quality. - Where possible, correction is preferred to exclusion. - Where necessary, exclusion is preferred to decay. --- ## Final **Telemt is built on discipline, structure, and shared intent** - Signal over noise - Facts over opinion - Systems over rhetoric - Work is collective - Outcomes are shared - Responsibility is distributed - Precision is learned - Rigor is expected - Help is part of the work > **Ordnung ist Voraussetzung der Freiheit** - If you contribute — contribute with care - If you speak — speak with substance - If you engage — engage constructively --- ## After All Systems outlive intentions - What is built will be used - What is released will propagate - What is maintained will define the future state There is no neutral infrastructure, only infrastructure shaped well or poorly > **Ordnung → Umsetzung → Ergebnis** > Order → Implementation → Result - Stability requires discipline - Freedom requires structure - Trust requires honesty In the end: the system reflects its contributors