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Cultivating a welcoming free software community that lasts
Description: For forty years, the free software movement has been driven by a passionate community of hackers who care deeply about user freedom and privacy. Meanwhile, the strategies and tools that other software communities use to organize, promote, and execute projects has changed significantly.
In this talk, we will discuss how to cultivate a welcoming community that attracts a new generation of passionate users, contributors, and maintainers to free software projects. I will take inspiration from other successful projects to illustrate a human-centered process that streamlines contributions, strengthens maintainership, and creates a feeling of shared ownership for all users.
Presented by: David Wilson
David Wilson is a free software developer and video creator residing in Athens, Greece. He created the System Crafters channel and community to teach others how to craft their computing experience using free software tools like GNU Emacs and GNU Guix. You can learn more about it at https://systemcrafters.net.