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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".
+Comments and [[discussion]].
 
 # The Code of Honour
 
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 * 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.
+