21.Oct.2009 at 16:50 by Claudia Nastase
Interesting talk. Great tips for project groups but also for individuals. Diversity in any project only improves the end product.
Standing out in the Crowd
Kirrily Robert (21.Oct.2009)
Keynote at ZendCon 2009 (English - US)
What's it like to be a woman in an open source project that's 99% men? What's it like to be a woman in a project that's 75%... women? The open source world has only 1-2% women overall, compared to around 20% in the broader tech industry. Why is this, and why should we care? Kirrily Robert, who has been in open source since the early 90s, will share her experiences, and also talk about two new open source projects that have a 75% or more women contributors. What can we learn from those majority-female projects, and how can it improve open source overall?
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21.Oct.2009 at 17:23 by Michelangelo van Dam
I completely agree with the speaker, except for the minority part... as we see it within the community, gender is a non-issue for most and minorities are welcomed as majorities.
Too bad this talk was so early, because not many people were waken up enough to get the true message: get involved !
21.Oct.2009 at 17:31 by Nate Abele
I thought the tips were great, I noted afterward that some people found a few specific elements mildly offensive. Makes you realize how important it is to step outside your own perspective and acknowledging that when talking about inclusiveness.
21.Oct.2009 at 18:28 by Ivo Jansch
It was an well structured talk that used slides well. I just think this would've been better as a break-out session instead of a keynote.
21.Oct.2009 at 18:54 by Jeremy Kendall
Politics is Politics, and ZendCon is ZendCon, and ne'er the twain should meet.
22.Oct.2009 at 22:25 by Kevin Edwards
in agreement with jeremykendall, too political for my taste and the statement "we need more minorities in open source"???
She definitely has some points to be thought over, but really needs to present them in a less obtrusive manner.
21.Oct.2009 at 16:29 by Jon Peck
Very intelligent discussion about tolerance within the tech community; hopefully, it has a positive - and quantifiable - influence on the conference participants.