Update to Contributor Covenant v2.1

Author: jimbair

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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 # Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct
 
 ## 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, sex
+We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation
+in our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless
+of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex
 characteristics, gender identity and expression, level of experience,
 education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance,
-race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
+race, caste, color, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
+
+We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open,
+welcoming, diverse, inclusive, and healthy community.
 
 ## Our Standards
 
-Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive
-environment include:
+Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment for
+our community 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
+* Demonstrating empathy and kindness toward other people
+* Being respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences
+* Giving and gracefully accepting constructive feedback
+* Accepting responsibility and apologizing to those affected by our
+  mistakes, and learning from the experience
+* Focusing on what is best not just for us as individuals, but for the
+  overall community
 
-Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:
+Examples of unacceptable behavior include:
 
-* The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual
-  attention or advances
-* Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political
-  attacks
+* The use of sexualized language or imagery, and sexual attention or
+  advances of any kind
+* Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal or
+  political attacks
 * Public or private harassment
-* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or
-  electronic address, without explicit permission
+* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or email
+  address, without their explicit permission
 * Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in
   a professional setting
 
-## Our Responsibilities
+## Enforcement Responsibilities
 
-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.
+Community leaders are responsible for clarifying and enforcing our
+standards of acceptable behavior and will take appropriate and fair
+corrective action in response to any behavior that they deem
+inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.
 
-Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit,
+Community leaders 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.
+contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, and will
+communicate reasons for moderation decisions when appropriate.
 
 ## 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.
+This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, and also
+applies when an individual is officially representing the community in
+public spaces. Examples of representing our community include using an
+official e-mail address, posting via an official social media account,
+or acting as an appointed representative at an online or offline
+event.
 
 ## Enforcement
 
 Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior
-may be reported by contacting the project team at
-[email protected]. 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.
+may be reported to the community leaders responsible for enforcement
+at [email protected]. All complaints will be reviewed and
+investigated promptly and fairly.
+
+All community leaders are obligated to respect the privacy and
+security of the reporter of any incident.
+
+## Enforcement Guidelines
+
+Community leaders will follow these Community Impact Guidelines in
+determining the consequences for any action they deem in violation of
+this Code of Conduct:
+
+### 1. Correction
+
+**Community Impact**: Use of inappropriate language or other behavior
+deemed unprofessional or unwelcome in the community.
+
+**Consequence**: A private, written warning from community leaders,
+providing clarity around the nature of the violation and an
+explanation of why the behavior was inappropriate. A public apology
+may be requested.
+
+### 2. Warning
 
-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.
+**Community Impact**: A violation through a single incident or series
+of actions.
+
+**Consequence**: A warning with consequences for continued behavior.
+No interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited
+interaction with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, for a specified
+period of time. This includes avoiding interactions in community
+spaces as well as external channels like social media. Violating these
+terms may lead to a temporary or permanent ban.
+
+### 3. Temporary Ban
+
+**Community Impact**: A serious violation of community standards,
+including sustained inappropriate behavior.
+
+**Consequence**: A temporary ban from any sort of interaction or
+public communication with the community for a specified period of
+time. No public or private interaction with the people involved,
+including unsolicited interaction with those enforcing the Code of
+Conduct, is allowed during this period. Violating these terms may lead
+to a permanent ban.
+
+### 4. Permanent Ban
+
+**Community Impact**: Demonstrating a pattern of violation of
+community standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior,
+harassment of an individual, or aggression toward or disparagement of
+classes of individuals.
+
+**Consequence**: A permanent ban from any sort of public interaction
+within the community.
 
 ## Attribution
 
 This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor
-Covenant][homepage], version 1.4, available at
-https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/code-of-conduct.html
+Covenant][homepage], version 2.1, available at
+[https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html][v2.1].
+
+Community Impact Guidelines were inspired by
+[Mozilla's code of conduct enforcement ladder][Mozilla CoC].
+
+For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see the
+FAQ at [https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq][FAQ]. Translations
+are available at
+[https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations][translations].
 
 [homepage]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org
+[v2.1]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html
+[Mozilla CoC]: https://github.com/mozilla/diversity
+[FAQ]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq
+[translations]: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations
 
-For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see
-https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq