Why Open Source Fails to Protect Under-Represented Minorities
summary
Joined Node.js in 2015 to change culture, organizers create an inclusivity working group then a formal community committee, push for enforcement tools and moderation, and discover a bizarre module suicide property that sparks abuse. Gamergate-style harassment floods issue trackers, moderation handles trolls but not leaders, and attrition shrinks diversity. A forced 6–4 vote to discipline a problematic leader fails, three people resign, the TSC gets restructured, and the reforms mostly stop short of protecting vulnerable contributors.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 2:23The Inclusivity Working Group
- 6:24The Community Committee
- 8:01The Potential Downsides of Code of Conduct
- 16:47Microaggressions
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