Oddbean new post about login | logout I've been raising issues with the phrases "non-code contributor" or "non-technical contributor" for at least a couple of years now. And yet to this day I continue to see people of good will giving presentations and writing blog posts using that framing. When will we learn that defining people by what they are not* is not a valid pathway to inclusion? (* caveat because "non-technical contributors" are absolutely technical. It's a BS phrase.) #OpenSource #FLOSS #FOSS
Rather than rolling up all the many skills into "non-code," we need to unpack it. Think about who the audience is. Are we trying to attract designers? SAY SO! Are we trying to attract technical writers? SAY SO! As a community and nonprofit professional, you can be sure I won't feel welcome or valued if my skill sets get rolled up in a massive category defining me by what I am supposedly not. Open source community leaders in particular need to step it up here. #OpenSource
