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+Code of Merit
+
+1. The project creators, lead developers, core team, constitute
+the managing members of the project and have final say in every decision
+of the project, technical or otherwise, including overruling previous decisions.
+There are no limitations to this decisional power.
+
+2. Contributions are an expected result of your membership on the project.
+Don't expect others to do your work or help you with your work forever. 
+
+3. All members have the same opportunities to seek any challenge they want
+within the project. 
+
+4. Authority or position in the project will be proportional
+to the accrued contribution. Seniority must be earned.
+
+5. Software is evolutive: the better implementations must supersede lesser
+implementations. Technical advantage is the primary evaluation metric.
+
+6. This is a space for technical prowess; topics outside of the project
+will not be tolerated.
+
+7. Non technical conflicts will be discussed in a separate space. Disruption
+of the project will not be allowed.
+
+8. Individual characteristics, including but not limited to,
+body, sex, sexual preference, race, language, religion, nationality,
+or political preferences are irrelevant in the scope of the project and
+will not be taken into account concerning your value or that of your contribution
+to the project.
+
+9. Discuss or debate the idea, not the person.
+
+10. There is no room for ambiguity: Ambiguity will be met with questioning;
+further ambiguity will be met with silence. It is the responsibility
+of the originator to provide requested context.
+
+11. If something is illegal outside the scope of the project, it is illegal
+in the scope of the project. This Code of Merit does not take precedence over
+governing law.
+
+12. This Code of Merit governs the technical procedures of the project not the 
+activities outside of it. 
+
+13. Participation on the project equates to agreement of this Code of Merit.
+
+14. No objectives beyond the stated objectives of this project are relevant
+to the project. Any intent to deviate the project from its original purpose
+of existence will constitute grounds for remedial action which may include
+expulsion from the project.
+
+This document is adapted from the Code of Merit, version 1.0.
+See: https://codeofmerit.org/.




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 = gonk
+apiote <me@apiote.xyz>
+:toc:
 
 terminal reader for honk (https://humungus.tedunangst.com/r/honk)
 
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 == run
 
 run `gonk` to show honks with colours or `gonk -t` to show them without colours.
+
+== contribute
+
+this project is finished; no more functions will be implemented; all feature requests will be ignored.
+
+this project uses The Code of Merit, which is available as CODE_OF_CONDUCT file.
+
+fixes and patches are welcome; please send them to `gonk@git.apiote.xyz` using `git send-email`. they must include a sign-off to certify agreement to https://developercertificate.org/[developer certificate of origin].
+
+all communication—questions, bugs, etc.—should go through the mailing list available at `gonk@git.apiote.xyz`. note that all communication will be made public at https://asgard.apiote.xyz/.
 
 == license