Ah yes, following the well known mathematical theorem which proves that minorities are always represented fairly in positions of power and in decision making roles. A widely documented phenomenon.
“fair” outcomes for some may be “unfair” for others, I don’t think we should be fixating on equality-of-outcomes.
But I will agree that people should be treated fairly, and their word should be given weight proportional to their contributions, role, and expertise. Do you not agree?
And basically arguing “we shouldn’t proactively support those who are currently and systemically disadvantaged in many mostly-invisible ways, they’ll just have to make their own way there” is a very good way to ensure that doesn’t happen.
I am advocating to be as inclusive and supportive of contributors as we humanly can. What are you advocating?
In practice, this is not working out. Take the past NixCon as an indicator of our diversity. I hope I do not need to explain why.
I was still dealing with mental depression around the time of NixCon Darmstadt. Please (sincerely) explain why it was an indicator of our diversity.
If so, please take the time to familiarize yourself with the work of other technology-centric community: Diversity — Unofficial Python Development (Victor’s notes) documentation. I also recommend taking the time to review https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/967981/a96c9841a062e869/ in the context of Debian.
Yea, those are areas in which the community can do better. Much like I think the Nix community can do better as well.