1. History

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This document was originally called a "Code of Conduct" and +was created for the purpose of filling in a box on "supplier registration" +forms submitted to the SQLite developers by some clients. However, +we subsequently learned that "Code of Conduct" has a very specific and +almost sacred meaning to some readers, a meaning to which this +document does not conform +[1][2][3]. +Therefore this document was renamed to "Code of Ethics", as +we are encouraged to do by rule 71 in particular and also rules 2, 8, 9, 18, 19, +30, 66, and in the spirit of all the rest. + +

This document continues to be used for its original purpose - providing +a reference to fill in the "code of conduct" box on supplier registration +forms. + +

2. Purpose

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The founder of SQLite, and all of the current developers at the time +when this document was composed, have pledged to govern their +interactions with each other, with their clients, +and with the larger SQLite user community in +accordance with the "instruments of good works" from chapter 4 of +The Rule of St. Benedict +(hereafter: "The Rule"). +This code of ethics has proven its mettle in thousands of diverse +communities for over 1,500 years, and has served as a baseline for many +civil law codes since the time of Charlemagne. + +

2.1. Scope of Application

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+No one is required to follow The Rule, to know The Rule, or even +to think that The Rule is a good idea. The Founder of SQLite believes +that anyone who follows The Rule will live a happier and more productive +life, but individuals are free to dispute or ignore that advice if +they wish. + +

+The founder of SQLite and all +current developers have pledged to follow the spirit of The Rule +to the best of their ability. They +view The Rule as their promise to all SQLite users of how the developers +are expected to behave. +This is a one-way promise, or covenant. +In other words, the developers are saying: "We will treat you this +way regardless of how you treat us." + + +

3. The Rule

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First of all, love the Lord God with your whole heart, + your whole soul, and your whole strength. + +
Then, love your neighbor as yourself. + +
Do not murder. + +
Do not commit adultery. + +
Do not steal. + +
Do not covet. + +
Do not bear false witness. + +
Honor all people. + +
Do not do to another what you would not have done to yourself. + +
Deny oneself in order to follow Christ. + +
Chastise the body. + +
Do not become attached to pleasures. + +
Love fasting. + +
Relieve the poor. + +
Clothe the naked. + +
Visit the sick. + +
Bury the dead. + +
Be a help in times of trouble. + +
Console the sorrowing. + +
Be a stranger to the world's ways. + +
Prefer nothing more than the love of Christ. + +
Do not give way to anger. + +
Do not nurse a grudge. + +
Do not entertain deceit in your heart. + +
Do not give a false peace. + +
Do not forsake charity. + +
Do not swear, for fear of perjuring yourself. + +
Utter only truth from heart and mouth. + +
Do not return evil for evil. + +
Do no wrong to anyone, and bear patiently wrongs done to yourself. + +
Love your enemies. + +
Do not curse those who curse you, but rather bless them. + +
Bear persecution for justice's sake. + +
Be not proud. + +
Be not addicted to wine. + +
Be not a great eater. + +
Be not drowsy. + +
Be not lazy. + +
Be not a grumbler. + +
Be not a detractor. + +
Put your hope in God. + +
Attribute to God, and not to self, whatever good you see in yourself. + +
Recognize always that evil is your own doing, + and to impute it to yourself. + +
Fear the Day of Judgment. + +
Be in dread of hell. + +
Desire eternal life with all the passion of the spirit. + +
Keep death daily before your eyes. + +
Keep constant guard over the actions of your life. + +
Know for certain that God sees you everywhere. + +
When wrongful thoughts come into your heart, dash them against + Christ immediately. + +
Disclose wrongful thoughts to your spiritual mentor. + +
Guard your tongue against evil and depraved speech. + +
Do not love much talking. + +
Speak no useless words or words that move to laughter. + +
Do not love much or boisterous laughter. + +
Listen willingly to holy reading. + +
Devote yourself frequently to prayer. + +
Daily in your prayers, with tears and sighs, confess your + past sins to God, and amend them for the future. + +
Fulfill not the desires of the flesh; hate your own will. + +
Obey in all things the commands of those whom God has placed + in authority over you even though they (which God forbid) should + act otherwise, mindful of the Lord's precept, "Do what they say, + but not what they do." + +
Do not wish to be called holy before one is holy; but first to be + holy, that you may be truly so called. + +
Fulfill God's commandments daily in your deeds. + +
Love chastity. + +
Hate no one. + +
Be not jealous, nor harbor envy. + +
Do not love quarreling. + +
Shun arrogance. + +
Respect your seniors. + +
Love your juniors. + +
Pray for your enemies in the love of Christ. + +
Make peace with your adversary before the sun sets. + +
Never despair of God's mercy. +

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