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Privilege is what is UNEARNED and there is no way to qualify if those with open source contributions are more privileged than others. The very opposite could be

Privilege is what is UNEARNED and there is no way to qualify if those with open source contributions are more privileged than others. The very opposite could be true. The privileged can bounce from well paying job to the next with no OSS contributions while the underprivileged have to "show their value" in the harsh environment of open source. You're constructing the viewpoint you want others to see with no data or facts to back it up.

onion2k 8y ago
I'm saying that being in a position to have spare time to work on open source is a sign of privilege, and that employers should recognize that when they're hiring. Some great developers work on open source projects, but equally some great developers don't. Open source contributions are not a useful filter.
- sintaxi 8y ago
  > I'm saying that being in a position to have spare time to work on open source is a sign of privilege That is an assumption made without evidence. An equally qualified assumption would be that its a sign of privilege to not need to contribute to open source. You get an awesome education and go straight into well paying entry level position. Committing to open source is not something casually done at ones leisure. Anything with traction becomes a significant responsibility and it takes an incredible amount of discipline and sacrifice to stay committed.
  - rectang 8y ago
    People who have the time to contribute to open source possess a privilege when compared people who do not have the time. It may also be the case that there are other privileges at work, and that if you have two people they both have privileges over each other in different ways. I think it's better to consider privilege as multifaceted rather than a single global quantity. And in that case, I don't see such a strong disagreement between you and the comment you're replying to. I very much agree with your second paragraph.
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- blattimwind 8y ago
  > Open source contributions are not a useful filter. OSS activity is a useful low-effort implicator. As usual for implications, denying the antecedent remains a fallacy.
watwut 8y ago
The world of open source is alternatively great place full of great people where any bad experience is suspect and alternatively harsh environment. Depending of what political point people want to make. Or maybe there are both friendly and unfriendly projects and a lot depends on where the underprivileged is trying to make it.

onion2k 8y ago

I'm saying that being in a position to have spare time to work on open source is a sign of privilege, and that employers should recognize that when they're hiring. Some great developers work on open source projects, but equally some great developers don't. Open source contributions are not a useful filter.

sintaxi 8y ago
> I'm saying that being in a position to have spare time to work on open source is a sign of privilege That is an assumption made without evidence. An equally qualified assumption would be that its a sign of privilege to not need to contribute to open source. You get an awesome education and go straight into well paying entry level position. Committing to open source is not something casually done at ones leisure. Anything with traction becomes a significant responsibility and it takes an incredible amount of discipline and sacrifice to stay committed.
- rectang 8y ago
  People who have the time to contribute to open source possess a privilege when compared people who do not have the time. It may also be the case that there are other privileges at work, and that if you have two people they both have privileges over each other in different ways. I think it's better to consider privilege as multifaceted rather than a single global quantity. And in that case, I don't see such a strong disagreement between you and the comment you're replying to. I very much agree with your second paragraph.
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blattimwind 8y ago
> Open source contributions are not a useful filter. OSS activity is a useful low-effort implicator. As usual for implications, denying the antecedent remains a fallacy.

watwut 8y ago

The world of open source is alternatively great place full of great people where any bad experience is suspect and alternatively harsh environment. Depending of what political point people want to make. Or maybe there are both friendly and unfriendly projects and a lot depends on where the underprivileged is trying to make it.