ICFP/SPLASH 2025
Sun 12 - Sat 18 October 2025 Singapore

The OCaml language has been open source since its inception. Originating at INRIA nearly three decades ago, the OCaml ecosystem has had contributors from diverse professional backgrounds and disciplines. A large number of OCaml projects are open-source, including the compiler itself, platform tooling, and associated libraries. Despite the existence of this extensive open-source ecosystem, the OCaml community adopted a Code of Conduct only three years ago. This presentation will detail the process of introducing this Code of Conduct: forming a team of volunteers, drafting the document, gathering community feedback, making amendments, and sharing the lessons learned.