Read this Storify @trodrigues put together about the industry expectation that people contribute to OSS. storify.com/trodrigues/why-i…

OSS culture is exclusionary, and contribution is privileged. As a result, diversity in OSS is significantly worse than tech as a whole.

Ergo, an expectation that applicants contribute to OSS will compound your organisation’s existing diversity problem.

@janl All of this is true for a degree as well. And for work experience.

@janl of these three, OSS is probably the one with the fewest obstacles, and therefore a useful criterion

.@stilkov @janl And lately, with all these arguments, people seem to have lost the ability to differentiate. It's always black or white.

@klimpong @stilkov this is not about bad-mouthing Open Source, but making it better.