Governance

The Foundation runs on a set of public documents. Each document can only be changed through the rules defined inside it. Some parts of these documents cannot be changed at all — not by any vote, not by any future trustee, not by any commercial licensee.

• Foundation Charter

  The founding document. Sets out what the Foundation does, what it does not do, what trustees owe to the mission, and which rules cannot be changed. Articles I, II, III, IV, VI, and VIII can never be changed.

• Constitution

  The rules for how the Honest project itself is run, separate from the Foundation but linked to it.

• Code of Conduct

  The rules for how everyone in the project must behave, with a clear appeals process. Covers what to do when moderators or maintainers themselves break the rules. The Foundation hears the appeals.

• Mission

  What the Honest project is for. The Foundation Charter says trustees must put this mission first when they make decisions.

• Trademark Moratorium

  How the trademarks are split. "Open Honest" is the open standard, held by the Foundation. "Honest" (without "Open") is held by Adam Wasserman for his commercial work, including the Honest Code book.

• Proposed Anti-Capture Amendments

  Proposed extra rules to protect the Foundation from being taken over by companies, by governance bodies, or by future trustees acting outside the mission. Still in the proposal phase.

• Public Registry of Enforcement Actions

  A public record of every enforcement action ever taken under the Code of Conduct: the evidence, the rule that was broken, the result, the response from the person involved, and the appeal outcome. Currently empty (Foundation just being set up).