Re: Q to all candidates: increase diversity with DDs outside Europe and USA
On 15357 March 1977, Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana wrote:
We have debated on the "debconf-discuss" mailing list about DebConf21
and it was said about the huge number of DD in Europe.
So, what the DPL can do to increase the number of DDs in other regions
outside Europe and USA?
Well. Yes, its way easier to contribute to anything, including
free-software, if your day-to-day life does not consist mostly of
"struggle to get through", which is one of the reasons why Europe (and
the US) has so many contributors.
It's important increase diversity in Debian with DD especially from
southern hemisphere, right?
Southern, Northern, Western, Eastern, nicest would be if the numbers of
DDs (actually, free software community members) would coalesce with the
numbers of people living in the various areas. Same thing for numbers of
members for woman, trans, colored people, whatever.
When we ever get to that, then it really doesn't matter where you are
from, how you look, what body you carry. It only matters if your work is
good (and you are not a nutjob). That would be nice. But unfortunately
still far away.
Still, on the way to that, DPL can support with promoting those goals.
With spending money, if there are ways where money can support (say,
some diversity grant, help financing a local event, ...). Or with plain
recognition.
--
bye, Joerg
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