Update Contributor Covenant to v1.4.0

closes #6878

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

-# Contributor Code of Conduct
+# Contributor Covenant 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.
+## Our Pledge
 
-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.
+In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as
+contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and
+our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body
+size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience,
+nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and
+orientation.
+
+## Our Standards
+
+Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive environment
+include:
+
+* Using welcoming and inclusive language
+* Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
+* Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
+* Focusing on what is best for the community
+* Showing empathy towards other community members
 
 Examples of unacceptable behavior by participants include:
 
-* The use of sexualized language or imagery
-* Personal attacks
-* Trolling or insulting/derogatory comments
+* The use of sexualized language or imagery and unwelcome sexual attention or
+advances
+* Trolling, insulting/derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
 * Public or private harassment
-* Publishing other's private information, such as physical or electronic
-  addresses, without explicit permission
-* Other unethical or unprofessional conduct
+* Publishing others' private information, such as a physical or electronic
+  address, without explicit permission
+* Other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a
+  professional setting
+
+## Our Responsibilities
+
+Project maintainers are responsible for clarifying the standards of acceptable
+behavior and are expected to take appropriate and fair corrective action in
+response to any instances of unacceptable behavior.
 
 Project maintainers have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or
 reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions
@@ -26,25 +43,32 @@ that are not aligned to this Code of Conduct, or to ban temporarily or
 permanently any contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate,
 threatening, offensive, or harmful.
 
-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.
+## Scope
 
 This Code of Conduct applies both within project spaces and in public spaces
-when an individual is representing the project or its community.
+when an individual is representing the project or its community. Examples of
+representing a project or community include using an official project e-mail
+address, posting via an official social media account, or acting as an appointed
+representative at an online or offline event. Representation of a project may be
+further defined and clarified by project maintainers.
+
+## Enforcement
 
 Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be
-reported by contacting a project maintainer at [team@diasporafoundation.org](mailto:team@diasporafoundation.org). All
+reported by contacting the project team at [team@diasporafoundation.org](mailto:team@diasporafoundation.org). All
 complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that
-is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. Maintainers are
-obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an
-incident.
+is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The project team is
+obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident.
+Further details of specific enforcement policies may be posted separately.
+
+Project maintainers who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct in good
+faith may face temporary or permanent repercussions as determined by other
+members of the project's leadership.
 
+## Attribution
 
-This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage],
-version 1.3.0, available at
-[http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/3/0/][version]
+This Code of Conduct is adapted from the [Contributor Covenant][homepage], version 1.4,
+available at [http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4][version]
 
 [homepage]: http://contributor-covenant.org
-[version]: http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/3/0/
+[version]: http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/