1.
A Bug in Your Ear:
Patching the People Side
FOSDEM
February 3rd
, 2018
@baconandcoconut

2.
Open Source is
all about the people

3.
“young people only”

4.
Disrespect for non-coders

5.
All male panels

6.
Wow, is it ever white in here!

7.
Exclusionary language

8.
“Negative experiences have real
consequences for project health.
21% of people who experienced or
witnessed a negative behavior
said they stopped contributing to
a project because of it, and 8%
started working in private
channels more often.”
http://opensourcesurvey.org

9.
Don’t “file a bug” when
you should call the police

10.
Method #1:
Calling in

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Calling in,
effectively

12.
Why you?

13.
Perspective

14.
When you do X,
it looks like Y

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If you’re not trying to do Y,
try Z instead

16.
A few caveats

17.
Stick up for folks, but...

18.
Do not speak
“for others”

19.
Options > Threats

20.
Set a good
example

21.
Method #2:
Communicating
shared norms

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Outside open source...

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Sharing best practices

24.
For individuals,
and for groups

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Respect the licenses

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Respect the patent clauses

27.
Get help for your lawyers

28.
Pass along resources that
you found helpful

29.
Share your story

30.
Becoming
an entomologist

31.
Picture Credits
CC.BY: Leaf Bug by Despina Chryssopoulos, welcome by Dominique Garcon-
Geoffroy, Empty toilet paper roll by m01229, Tea Party 3286 by regan76,
Burning Brides by Modern Creature, Street-art on how to tie a tie, Reykjavik,
Iceland by Forbes Johnson, Chopsticks for Cheeseballs by Jack Lawrence,
Conspiring by John Loo, Curiouss Praying Mantis by George Pachantouris,
dandelion seed head by waferboard, bug by Stanislav Trifonov, Marni birthday
party 130609 by Martin Thomas,
CC.BY.SA: Tragedy by Jonathan Nightingale, Ambush Bug by John Flannery,
Occupy4Prisoners The Injustice System on Trial by Daniel Arauz, Me, firstgrade
by Quinn Dombrowski, Sea Lions by Laika ac, Lady Bug by Ameli
CC.BY.NC.SA: emacs vi notepad by hivemind
Fair Use: Big Ass Spider Movie from collider.com, Chekhov Ceti Eel from Gene
Rodenberry, Spiderman is owned by Marvel Comics, ICP at Desk, Wesley
Ponders the Psyche Test from Gene Rodenberry
Public Domain from Wikipedia: Dandelion by Sergey Kochkarev, First Computer
Bug

32.
Thanks!
@baconandcoconut