All this unpaid work has serious repurcussions on the people who make up OSS communities.
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For example, OSS has *even fewer* women in it than the already appalling numbers of the wider tech industry.pic.twitter.com/kDNi0WDqt4
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OSS is predominantly white men because it costs money and time, which white men have more of. Per
@DRMacIver and me!pic.twitter.com/EsjtsyFuA1
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And don’t just take it from those two white men. Why not ask
@charlotteis or@jllord?pic.twitter.com/NcgKzYWR7u
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And of course, because of what I said earlier about OSS helping you build rep, this disparity affects hiring.pic.twitter.com/otyqCSo8hx
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The amazing
@ashedryden makes this point most clearly, as she so often does.pic.twitter.com/uDaS9pkHqP
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So how do we fund this invisible infrastructure? Especially in such a way that makes it both sustainable and accessible for everyone.
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would love to point out the Core Infrastructure Initiative from the
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The reality is that the CII is targeted at the high end. You should read the paper for more discussion of this.
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But basically, if you’re not big enough for CII, but you’re too big for other support, you’re in real trouble.
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We as an industry have no support for medium-sized projects.
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