# 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. > **Zweck 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 * Do not use it to plan, coordinate, or execute harm * Do not publish vulnerabilities without responsible disclosure * Report security issues privately where possible Security is both technical and behavioral.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. --- ## 6. 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. > **Ordnung ist Voraussetzung der Funktion.** > Order is the precondition of function. --- ## 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. > **Jedes System trägt Verantwortung.** > Every system carries responsibility. - Stability requires discipline. - Freedom requires structure. - Trust requires honesty. In the end: the system reflects its contributors.