[graemep]

Whose requirements? for a code of conduct?

I would have thought its up to each project to decide on their requirements. There is no central authority that decides how to run an open source project.

[d1sxeyes]

Exactly. Even more true when contributions are not open: https://sqlite.org/copyright.html#:~:text=Open%2DSource%2C%2...

[whattheheckheck]

You can fork it

[graemep]

If you fork it you can have your own code of conduct for your fork.

[bitwize]

Corporate requirements, apparently. Some of SQLite's corporate users insisted on a CoC that met certain requirements, which the Code of Ethics did not meet.