I'm going to rant about open source a little, I am so sorry.
So much of open source favors people that ~ have time ~ That usually means:
- They aren't caretakers (i.e. they don't have children or elder family that have care needs) or can rely on a partner to do all of that in their stead.
- They can work long hours outside of their 9-5 jobs which excludes many Disabled people or those that have chronic pain.
- They already have a high paying job, they have health insurance.
Same.
https://chaos.social/@onepict/112242171729685943
But I think it's good you ranted. More of us need to.
I just wish we didn't have to do it constantly.
We also can't participate in "Networking" at conferences because of cost, health etc. So many ways in which folks are excluded from any participation in FOSS.
I have some thoughts about FOSS sustainability and burnout. If we want projects to be a part of the commons to encourage the commons to join in, they need to be able to afford to. TLDR: We need universal basic income. Our current systems can't cover everything. If we want to prevent maintainer burnout, we need better support structures. Which isn't going to happen with anymore Orgs set up specially. http://onepict.com/20240409-sustain.html
Heather Buchel
Esther Payne 