Let's remember first and foremost to keep discussions civil.
Just as we have diversity in nationalities, genders, and cultures we have diversity in viewpoints and beliefs. Diversity in and of itself is apolitical; politics only enters in if we bring it. If we find areas of disagreement, we should first view those as opportunities to learn and educate.
Mc's right that fostering diversity has been a long standing goal in Inkscape, and has come up repeatedly at hackfests. It's one of the reasons why we've given strong attention to internationalization, why we've embraced programs like GSoC that attract students from diverse places in the world, why we put strong importance on establishing the Code of Conduct, and why we strive to recognize the importance of a wide breadth of contribution types beyond just coding. We are far, far stronger as an organization the more diverse we are, and putting attention on improving diversity today will make us stronger tomorrow.
I'd like to also emphasize Marc's position that we need to strive to keep our community open and friendly, and a place that people feel safe and welcome. I think we've done well at this to date, but such an environment needs continual attention to keep it well maintained and avoid losing it. I'm certain there's far more we could do.
I love the work Karen has been doing in this area, and while I don't yet know if this particular program makes sense for Inkscape or not, I strongly encourage us to look into it and other similar projects that might help us. Others in this thread have, I believe, striven to make the point that ultimately inclusiveness must come from the fabric of our community, and is not something that really can or should be imposed from outside. So we must merely look at external programs as tools rather than solutions, and judge if they are the right tool for the job we need done.
I'm very glad to see the discussion around this topic, let's be sure to keep the discussions respectful and constructive.
Bryce
On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 05:41:58PM +0200, Marc Jeanmougin wrote:
Hi,
This subject has been discussed at the two hackfests of 2016 and 2017. The fact that we want to strive for a more inclusive and diverse community is not up for debate.
This is not just about code, but about development: we need to keep an open and welcoming environment to attract new contributors, and diversity helps a lot to build a healthy community.
This discussion is not about *whether* but *how* to build a more diverse/inclusive community. I mention this program for comments because it was mentioned at the summit, but if you know of similar initiatives, please share them.
-- Mc
On 10/21/2017 04:26 PM, Miguel Lopez wrote:
Hey Inkscape developers, and those otherwho are on the mailing list,
Ok, I am utterly lost here. What does diversity have anything to do with Inkscape development? And second of all, ain't skills is what is relevant at Inkscape development? Orientation, skin color, and so on does not matter at all to the development of Inkscape. And third of all, is there any proof that someone here care so much about irrelevant aspect of a individual? And last of all, can we not bring politics here?
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