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 +====== Guiding Principles ======
  
-//CryptoParty// is a decentralized, global initiative to introduce the most basic cryptography programs and the fundamental concepts of their operation to the general public. CryptoParties are+//CryptoParty// is a decentralized, global initiative to introduce basic tools for protecting privacy, anonymity and overall security on the Internet to the general public.
  
-  * free to attend, +The idea was conceived in the wake of the [[http://theconversation.edu.au/cybercrime-bill-makes-it-through-but-what-does-that-mean-for-you-8953|Australian Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011]] and the reasoning is that laws like this are without substance when everybody encrypts their communication.
-  * public, +
-  * commercially and politically non-aligned and +
-  * absolutely against sexual harassment and discrimination.+
  
 +CryptoParties are neither commercially nor politically aligned, and free and open to attend for everyone as long as they live the following //guiding principles//:
  
-===== Excellence ===== +===== Be excellent to each other =====
-Be excellent to each other is a guiding principle of CryptoParty. Wikipedia uses a somewhat similar rule, which they call "the fundamental rule of all social spaces. Every other policy for getting along is a special case of it." Unlike Wikipedia, CryptoParty takes a positive approach, and avoids the practice of officially enumerating the myriad potential special cases; "be excellent" is enough.+
  
-===== Do-ocracy ===== +CryptoParties are environments where people feel welcome and safe to learn and teach no matter their background or level of expertise. All questions are relevant, all explanation shall be targeted at the person with the least prior knowledge.
-Doing excellent stuff at CryptoParty does not require permission or an official consensus decision. If you're uncertain about the excellence of something you want to do, you should ask someone else what they think.+
  
-===== Sudo Leadership ===== +This also means that any form of harassment or other behaviour that makes people uncomfortable has no place at CryptoParties. In our experience situations like these (as seldom as they occur) stem rather from social ineptitude than malice and can thus be resolved by making people aware of their behaviour and its effect on others, but in last consequence it is on the organizers of the CryptoParty to ask people to leave if they don't adhere to this very simple rule. Be excellent to each other. Awareness is key in this regard.
-Leadership is taken by individuals for specific projects. This is called "sudo leadership" after the *nix command sudo which allows a regular user to do one root-level, or superuser, task. In other words, if you want CryptoParty to do something, start doing it. At times someone may take sudo leadership to take a tutorial, fix the wifi, update the wiki, or organise the next CryptoParty.+
  
-===== No Harassment ===== +===== Do things =====
-CryptoParty is dedicated to providing a harassment-free sharing experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion or technical ability. +
-Harassment includes +
-  * hurtful or offensive comments +
-  * deliberate intimidation +
-  * direct or indirect threats +
-  * stalking +
-  * following +
-  * inappropriate physical contact +
-  * unwelcome sexual attention.+
  
-If you are asked to stop any harassing behavior you are expected to do so immediately. Participants who violate the anti-harassment policy will be asked to leave, and may be permanently barred from attending future events.+CryptoParties happen because people make them happen. The most amazing and unforeseen learning experiences happen because people make them happen. If you are uncertain if what you have in mind is on topic or if other people are interested as well: Propose it anyway and see what other people have to say. If you are too shy to propose to the whole room: Ask the person ​standing next to you first. 
 + 
 +===== Independence ===== 
 + 
 +==== Political ==== 
 + 
 +While CryptoParties are inherently political, they are independent from any political party or politics in general. 
 + 
 +Political parties may not facilitate CryptoParties in their name. 
 + 
 +==== Non-commercial ==== 
 + 
 +Companies or NGOs may not facilitate or sponsor CryptoParties in any form. 
 + 
 +==== Recommended Tools ==== 
 + 
 +The tools recommended at CryptoParties need to be Free Software (FLOSS) and/or Open Hardware. 
 + 
 +As a starting point, working with the software and hardware that participants already use is fine, and, to some extent, even encouraged, though. 
 + 
 +===== Anti-harassment policy ===== 
 + 
 +Implicit in //be excellent to each other//, these are behaviours we deem harrasment and therefore unacceptable at CryptoParties: 
 + 
 +   * hurtful or offensive comments 
 +   * deliberate intimidation 
 +   * direct or indirect threats 
 +   * stalking 
 +   * following 
 +   * inappropriate physical contact 
 +   * unwelcome sexual attention.