moving code of conduct into its own file for better discoverability

Signed-off-by: Claudius <opensource@amenthes.de>

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 39 deletions

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 40f73553..05228746 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 When contributing to this repository, please first discuss the change you wish to make via issue,
 email, or any other method with the owners of this repository before making a change.
 
-Please note we have a code of conduct, please follow it in all your interactions with the project.
+Please note we have a [code of conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md), please follow it in all your
+interactions with the project.
 
 ## Pull Request Process
 1. Ensure you signed all your commits with Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO).
@@ -16,44 +17,7 @@ Please note we have a code of conduct, please follow it in all your interactions
 5. You may merge the Pull Request in once you have the sign-off of two other developers, or if you
    do not have permission to do that, you may request the second reviewer to merge it for you.
 
-## Contributor Code of Conduct
-
-As contributors and maintainers of this project, and in the interest of fostering an open and
-welcoming community, we pledge to respect all people who contribute through reporting issues,
-posting feature requests, updating documentation, submitting pull requests or patches, and other
-activities.
-
-We are committed to making participation in this project a harassment-free experience for everyone,
-regardless of level of experience, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation,
-disability, personal appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, or nationality.
-
-Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:
-
-* The use of sexualized language or imagery
-* Personal attacks
-* Trolling or insulting/derogatory comments
-* Public or private harassment
-* Publishing other's private information, such as physical or electronic addresses, without explicit
-  permission
-* Other unethical or unprofessional conduct.
-
-Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject comments, commits,
-code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct. By
-adopting this Code of Conduct, project maintainers commit themselves to fairly and consistently
-applying these principles to every aspect of managing this project. Project maintainers who do not
-follow or enforce the Code of Conduct may be permanently removed from the project team.
-
-This code of conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces when an individual is
-representing the project or its community.
-
-Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported by opening an
-issue or contacting one or more of the project maintainers.
-
-This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant](http://contributor-covenant.org),
-version 1.2.0, available at
-[http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/2/0/](http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/2/0/)
-
-### Sign your work
+## Sign your work
 
 We use the Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO) as a additional safeguard
 for the CodiMD project. This is a well established and widely used