access reports made before they joined or after they have left the
committee.
-The initial Code of Conduct Committee consists of volunteer members of
-the TAB, as well as a professional mediator acting as a neutral third
-party. The first task of the committee is to establish documented
-processes, which will be made public.
+The Code of Conduct Committee consists of volunteer community members
+appointed by the TAB, as well as a professional mediator acting as a
+neutral third party. The processes the Code of Conduct committee will
+use to address reports is varied and will depend on the individual
+circumstance, however, this file serves as documentation for the
+general process used.
Any member of the committee, including the mediator, can be contacted
directly if a reporter does not wish to include the full committee in a
appropriate, for instance to request and receive information about the
kernel community.
-Any decisions by the committee will be brought to the TAB, for
-implementation of enforcement with the relevant maintainers if needed.
-A decision by the Code of Conduct Committee can be overturned by the TAB
-by a two-thirds vote.
+Any decisions regarding enforcement recommendations will be brought to
+the TAB for implementation of enforcement with the relevant maintainers
+if needed. A decision by the Code of Conduct Committee can be overturned
+by the TAB by a two-thirds vote.
At quarterly intervals, the Code of Conduct Committee and TAB will
provide a report summarizing the anonymised reports that the Code of
Conduct committee has received and their status, as well details of any
overridden decisions including complete and identifiable voting details.
-We expect to establish a different process for Code of Conduct Committee
-staffing beyond the bootstrap period. This document will be updated
-with that information when this occurs.
+Because how we interpret and enforce the Code of Conduct will evolve over
+time, this document will be updated when necessary to reflect any
+changes.