Diversity in Open Source, an Asian Perspective
Talkat Open Source Summit Europe 2023 · on Tuesday, 2023-09-19· at 15:40· Room 3G (3JAUREGIA - Floor 3), Abandoibarra Etorb., 4, 48011 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain·
summary
Asia contains 60% of the world population yet shows weak leadership presence in many open source projects, with participation concentrated in China and India. Cited Octopus and Linux Foundation data report surprising platform splits like 7.5M GitHub users in China while over 8M also use local services, a pattern described as Gitee adoption that limits global visibility. Barriers named are late meeting times, English fluency, limited company support, gender norms and political platform choices, and suggested fixes include fair scheduling, translated docs, corporate contribution time and regular community health metrics.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Diversity in open source
- 2:33Asian perspective matters
- 5:02Open source in Asia
- 6:30Barriers to participation
- 9:40Language barriers
- 14:05Company culture and open source
- 16:12Gender equity challenges
- 18:22Cultural influences on collaboration
- 21:57Political barriers in China
- 23:02Global participation needs inclusion
- 24:25Q&A
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