Including People

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An open source project uses explicit codes of conduct, layered documentation (tutorials, topic guides, API reference, troubleshooting) and scheduled pairing sessions to turn strangers into contributors; a published troubleshooting checklist resolves 60–70% of problems before opening issues. The claim is that documenting contributor setup, triage steps and release procedures and enforcing conduct actually increases participation; concrete practices include triage scripts, onboarding docs, pairing hours and measurable reductions in support load.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 4:06About this talk
3. 5:23Background
4. 6:55Diversity
5. 7:43Inclusion
6. 8:25Bias
7. 10:57The Problem
8. 13:53Attitude
9. 14:29Open Source
10. 15:06Linux
11. 16:14Code of Conduct
12. 17:16Documentation
13. 18:48Four types of documentation
14. 21:16Issue reports
15. 24:12Follow the code
16. 25:43Ask for help
17. 28:09Development documentation
18. 29:35Pull requests
19. 31:17Respect Empathy
20. 31:38Respect Others
21. 32:07Call Out Problems
22. 32:30Change Text

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