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 This document is based on the Titanian's "Code of Honour" and on
 the Systemic Laws of Organisations, listed in "Invisible Dynamics".
 
 This document is based on the Titanian's "Code of Honour" and on
 the Systemic Laws of Organisations, listed in "Invisible Dynamics".

+Comments and [[discussion]].

 
 # The Code of Honour
 
 
 # The Code of Honour
 


@@ -42,53 +43,3 @@ to grow and be part of the group.
 * Everyone is rewarded equitably for their contributions.
 * Everyone is responsible - and accountable - for their actions (good and bad:
   "Guilt" and "Merit" belong with whoever earned them).
 * Everyone is rewarded equitably for their contributions.
 * Everyone is responsible - and accountable - for their actions (good and bad:
   "Guilt" and "Merit" belong with whoever earned them).

-
-The Systemic Laws are explained below.
-
-## Everyone belongs
-
-Every contributor and their contributions and achievements are recognised.
-This further encourages people to contribute; they feel welcome, and their
-efforts valued.
-
-## Everyone is respected and honoured, past and present
-
-When someone leaves a project, particularly under less than ideal circumstances,
-it is still vitally important to value and respect both them *and* their
-contributions.  
-
-## Role, Seniority and Expertise are all respected.
-
-This can be very challenging, particularly when someone with more expertise
-meets someone whose length of service is greater.  
-
-## We accept the responsibility of our position
-
-If we choose a position of responsibility, we must actually acknowledge and
-accept the responsibility of that role!  People will be relying on us.
-
-## Everyone is rewarded equitably for their contributions
-
-In a "Libre" context this is often extremely hard to do, as the normal
-rules of profit-maximising business (do not provide goods or services
-until payment has been received) do not apply: our "product" - the
-source code - is made available at zero monetary cost.  So it is down
-to us to ensure that part of our time is spent making sure that everyone
-*is* actually rewarded, whether through contracts, sponsorship, donations,
-crowd-funding and profit-sharing in the same, and so on.
-
-## Everyone is responsible and accountable (for the "good" *and* the "bad")
-
-When we do something well, it is vital that we (alone) own and hold the
-credit for that achievement (nobody else takes the credit; we *accept*
-the credit).  When we screw up, it is just as equally vital that we take
-responsibility for cleaning up our mess, and that nobody else is blamed
-*or think they own it*, or tries to take it the task away from us!
-
-In this way, two vitally important things happen.  Firstly: we can rely
-on each other, as we trust that the tasks that others chose will be
-completed (even if they mess up a few times).  Secondly: in our chosen
-opportunity to grow and learn, we know and trust that nobody will take
-that away from us, and, further, that our achievements and the credit
-will be ours.
-

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+# Discussion and commentary on Libre-RISCV Member Agreement
+
+# The Code of Honour
+
+It's called a Code of "Honour", not a Code of "Conduct", for a reason.
+
+# The Systemic Laws of Organisations.
+
+The Systemic Laws are explained below.
+
+## Everyone belongs
+
+Every contributor and their contributions and achievements are recognised.
+This further encourages people to contribute; they feel welcome, and their
+efforts valued.
+
+## Everyone is respected and honoured, past and present
+
+When someone leaves a project, particularly under less than ideal circumstances,
+it is still vitally important to value and respect both them *and* their
+contributions.  
+
+## Role, Seniority and Expertise are all respected.
+
+This can be very challenging, particularly when someone with more expertise
+meets someone whose length of service is greater.  
+
+## We accept the responsibility of our position
+
+If we choose a position of responsibility, we must actually acknowledge and
+accept the responsibility of that role!  People will be relying on us.
+
+## Everyone is rewarded equitably for their contributions
+
+In a "Libre" context this is often extremely hard to do, as the normal
+rules of profit-maximising business (do not provide goods or services
+until payment has been received) do not apply: our "product" - the
+source code - is made available at zero monetary cost.  So it is down
+to us to ensure that part of our time is spent making sure that everyone
+*is* actually rewarded, whether through contracts, sponsorship, donations,
+crowd-funding and profit-sharing in the same, and so on.
+
+## Everyone is responsible and accountable (for the "good" *and* the "bad")
+
+When we do something well, it is vital that we (alone) own and hold the
+credit for that achievement (nobody else takes the credit; we *accept*
+the credit).  When we screw up, it is just as equally vital that we take
+responsibility for cleaning up our mess, and that nobody else is blamed
+*or think they own it*, or tries to take it the task away from us!
+
+In this way, two vitally important things happen.  Firstly: we can rely
+on each other, as we trust that the tasks that others chose will be
+completed (even if they mess up a few times).  Secondly: in our chosen
+opportunity to grow and learn, we know and trust that nobody will take
+that away from us, and, further, that our achievements and the credit
+will be ours.
+