From the FAQ: Q: What is a diversity statement? A: A diversity statement is a document expliciting something really important: that everyone (regardless of wh

From the FAQ: Q: What is a diversity statement? A: A diversity statement is a document expliciting something really important: that everyone (regardless of whatever thing people may usually be discriminated for) is welcome to join our project. Q: Which will be the consequences of adopting it? A: A diversity statement is not a Code of Conduct. We are not adding new rules. As Russ Allbery said [4]: "It's a statement of ideals. Statements of ideals don't generally change things in the way that, oh, code or even enforced policies change things. The influence is at best subtle. But I think statements of ideals are useful things to have because they help people think about ideals, and remember that the ideals are important, and that we can all do something to live up to those ideals. And that that can be as significant of an action as fixing a technical bug." Q: What about hateful ideologies? Do we welcome them as well? A: Here the relevant bit is: "We welcome contributions from everyone as long as they interact constructively with our community". In addition, let me borrow again some words from Russ [5]: "The point of a diversity statement is not to accept all behavior of any kind. It's to make a positive statement about what sort of behavior we're actively seeking out and want to align". [4] http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2012/03/msg00060.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2012/03/msg00060.html [5] http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2012/03/msg00061.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2012/03/msg00061.html