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<p>
There's a number of <i lang="fr">faux pas</i> you can commit when using
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least, these will make Mozilla contributors upset at you; if committed enough
times they will cause those contributors to demand the disabling of your
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That said, Mozilla developers are generally a friendly bunch, and will be
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<h3>1. Commenting</h3>
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This is the most important section.
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<span class="heading">No pointless comments</span>.
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comment to a [% terms.bug %]. In [% terms.bugs %] where there is a heated debate going on, you
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or release. Aggressive or repeated demands will not be received
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<span class="heading">No abusing people</span>.
Constant and intense critique is one of the reasons we build great products.
It's harder to fall into group-think if there is always a healthy amount of
dissent. We want to encourage vibrant debate inside of the Mozilla
community, we want you to disagree with us, and we want you to effectively
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and ask what to do.
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<h3>3. Applicability</h3>
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Some of these rules may not apply to you. If they do not, you will know
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sure, then they definitely all apply to you.
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If you see someone not following these rules, the first step is, as an exception
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This entire document can be summed up in one sentence:
do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
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Other useful documents:
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