MakerFLOSS/docs/makerFLOSS_house_rules.md

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# makerFLOSS – Working Norms (v0.1)

We aim to experiment, learn together, and have fun. MakerFLOSS is not the same as the Orange Makerspace IT setup — but we help out where we can.

We keep rules to a minimum. Here are the main ones:

- Political
  - We make mistakes — but try to make them in our labs, not in production.
  - If you break something, try to fix it. If you can't, say so and ask for help.
  - We only use proprietary software when there is no FLOSS alternative.
  - We foster collaboration by being open and not gatekeeping (everyone can get root access).
  - Try not to do anything that forces us to write a new rule.

- Technical
  - Language: English for code, docs, and commits (meeting notes may be in Danish)
  - Git: Trunk-based development, feature branches, simple commit messages
  - Environments: Containerised and reproducible
  - Hardware: All setups documented and labeled physically
  - AI: Allowed but reviewed — no secrets in commits
  - Decisions: Lightweight markdown decision logs
  - Licenses: FLOSS by default