document EasyBuild governance

docs/governance/charter.md

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+A project charter discusses _what the open source project is and why it exists_. Governance discusses _how the open source project operates_.
+
+Examples
+
+https://docs.clearlydefined.io/docs/community/charter
+https://openssf.org/about/charter/
+https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/main/charter.md
+https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/blob/main/PROJECT_CHARTER.md
+https://github.com/nodejs/TSC/blob/main/TSC-Charter.md
+Combined charter - governance https://github.com/camaraproject/Governance/blob/main/ProjectCharter.md
+blog about charters https://opensource.org/blog/what-is-open-governance-drafting-a-charter-for-an-open-source-project
+-->
+
+# Project Charter
+
+## 1. Mission
+<!-- Describe the project's purpose and the problem it addresses. Include a short mission statement. -->
+
+[EasyBuild](https://easybuild.io) is a tool to facilitate the installation of scientific software,
+along with the dependencies it requires.
+
+The project focuses on collaboration, automation, and software performance.
+
+
+## 2. Scope
+<!-- Define what is within the scope of the project and what is explicitly out of scope. -->
+
+EasyBuild automates the build and installation process of scientific software.
+
+Installing software with EasyBuild is usually done from source code, so that the installed software can be optimized
+for the CPU (and GPU) architecture of the system on which it will be used.
+
+EasyBuild's primary focus is on High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure (a.k.a. [supercomputers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercomputer)).
+As such, it is intended to be used on systems running [Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux) as operating system.
+
+
+## 3. Membership
+<!-- Who can join or participate? Are there any requirements (e.g., code contributions, voting eligibility)? -->
+
+There is currently no registered membership. Any individual or institution may participate by using EasyBuild, contributing to EasyBuild, etc.
+
+
+## 4. Review and Amendment
+
+Changes to the charter require approval by the Steering Committee. See the [relevant section of the Governance](governance.md#voting-by-sc).

docs/governance/code-of-conduct.md

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+# Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct
+
+## Our Pledge
+
+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, 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 a positive environment for our
+community include:
+
+* 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 include:
+
+* 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 email address,
+  without their explicit permission
+* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a
+  professional setting
+
+## Enforcement Responsibilities
+
+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.
+
+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, and will communicate reasons for moderation
+decisions when appropriate.
+
+## Scope
+
+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 email 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 to the EasyBuild Steering Committee via direct message to one of the
+EasyBuild Steering Committee Members on the EasyBuild Slack channel. Please indicate
+clearly that your message is about a (possible) breach of the code of conduct.
+All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly.
+
+The EasyBuild Steering Committee Members are obligated to respect the privacy and
+security of the reporter of any incident.
+
+## Enforcement Guidelines
+
+The EasyBuild Steering Committee 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
+
+**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](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/),
+version 2.1, available at
+[https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html).
+
+Community Impact Guidelines were inspired by
+[Mozilla's code of conduct enforcement ladder](https://github.com/mozilla/diversity).