On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 6:25 PM Niclas Hedhman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes, I am thinking about the China originating projects. My point was that > the remain China-dominated for a long time, and it is not because they are > unwelcoming to straight white males, nor that the straight white males are > sensitive, or have issues getting to computers on campus that was suggested > somewhere. > > My point is, and I think this is highly relevant to the D&I effort, is that > I suspect that "project origin" is much more important than anything else. > And practically all ASF projects originates outside the ASF, which is part > of how we do things. And the question would then rise; Who starts projects > elsewhere? What are the demographics there? Why do some of those get > traction? Why do some come to ASF? > Hey Niclas, I suspect you're right about project origin playing an important role in the make up of a community. Currently however both you and I are basing that assertion on anecdotal evidence (and Justin is basing it on name-based guessing which is probably slightly better). I would like us to get a more precise view of our current situation. More details might bring a few surprises, and might help us find potential paths to increase our diversity. Exploring these questions is the purpose of the survey re-design. Are you interested in participating? And if we *are* right, this would make the incubator an important source of overall diversity at the ASF, and would also make the projects among each other a potential source of diversity within projects. Knowing this could help us decide which avenues to explore in the search for solutions. Best Regards, Myrle
