I love all the commenters in uproar: this can't be racism!!! Notice that the word "racism" was used in the article 0 times. >[Open source software] contributio

I love all the commenters in uproar: this can't be racism!!! Notice that the word "racism" was used in the article 0 times. >[Open source software] contribution takes time; I don't think anyone would contest that. Getting familiar with a project, finding out where you can fit into it, reading and responding to issues, testing and submitting patches, writing documentation. All of that requires a good deal of time. >Marginalized people in tech — women, people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQ people, and others — have less free time for a few major reasons: dependent care, domestic work and errands, and pay inequity.