Ben WerdmullerJun 3, 2023
There should be a non-profit accelerator for end-user open source projects that have the potential to make the world more equal, inclusive, and democratic.
Show threadBen WerdmullerJun 3, 2023

Give the people who are building tools like Mastodon:

1. Training in user-centered software design and how to make well-founded product decisions quickly
2. Training in go-to-market and business skills
3. Training in trust and safety and community management
4. A network
5. Money

Show threadJesseJun 3, 2023
@ben Or, the other direction, involve people like me who are interested but aren’t coders. Honestly, I want to do this full time, but I don’t know if I should dive into the “soft” stuff like design and community (which I care more about), or a crash course in teaching myself to code “well enough”
Show threadRyan Randall

@misc @ben Yes—making deliberate space for interested & capable non-coders is also important!

Having volunteered for about a year in a different open source project ( @dendronhq ), I know that the project & users benefited from having thoughtful, attentive, articulate users discussing what works, what could be improved, etc.

Jun 3, 2023 at 8:13pmWeb
Show threadJesseJun 3, 2023
@ryanrandall @ben @dendronhq Been intending to spend a weekend making mockups and blog posts for like months now but whenever I get the time I usually fritter it away on Mastodon 👀
Show threadRyan RandallJun 3, 2023

@misc @ben I am posting from the intersection of "I have been there" and "I am currently there".

I'll look forward to reading those posts and mockups when they eventually exist!