Standing Out in the Crowd

Your project suggestions are great, very applicable and directly useful stuff when you manage a project! Well done!

The elitist culture of most projects keeps people out… and that’s not necessarily minorities or women, it is “us” (insiders) vs “them” (outsiders, newbies). I agree with you… why would you pass on perfectly good contributors you can recruit by being a little thoughtful and maintaining a nice environment? Great keynote!

Thanks for this talk, Kirrily. I’m glad that OSCON gave you the chance to speak out on this issue — and to frame it in a much wider context.

I also appreciate the affirmative steps that you laid out for action — even if there are defensive reactions to your point, I think others will find that kind of information useful.

Thanks for this talk, Kirrily! And for promoting the Organization for Transformative Works and Dreamwidth in your examples—both are such great projects.

This talk was very illuminating. I’ve only recently started to get more involved with the open source community, but didn’t realize the discrimination that was so abundant. I’d hope that those who attended were paying attention and that the situation improves.

Edna, I’m so sorry to hear that. I know it’s a common experience out there on the tradeshow floor. Hopefully some of them will read this and it might make them stop and think.

I talked to a vendor after your talk. He talked and made eye contact with the male friend I was with, never once looked at me…

While the talk as a whole made me think, I found the suggestions portion to be particularly useful. Thanks for the talk.