People -> Manifesto

[benjamingr]

What if we write an Israeli Open Source Manifesto and instead of mentioning people by name let anyone who is interested sign it?

That way we can be inclusive to anyone interested, not rank people. Here is a template of what it can look like:

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We the undersigned all agree on the following,

• We all think open source is a good idea.
• We believe in open source as a tool to promote education, close gaps and empower individuals.
• We believe in free and open tools.
• We believe in making open source accessible and getting people involved.
• We believe open source is for everyone who would like to participate.
• We believe in people and their ability to contribute regardless of their gender, race or political belief. We adopt the contributor covenant
• We believe in people over technology and the importance of empowering people as a way to get better technology. We believe burnout, collaborator churn and imposter syndrome are issues people deal with and as a community we can deal with them together.

Signed,

Benjamin Gruenbaum (@benjamingr, Node.js, Bluebird, Sinon, MobX)
// rest of the names here

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We could include anyone interested, sorting or a "bar" wouldn't matter anymore since we're focusing on the people agreeing on the idea of open source rather than the actual contributions made.

This would replace "Individuals", I'd put "Events" above "Projects" too so:

• Events (how to get involved)
• Manifesto (replaces individuals)
• Projects)

WDYT? cc @lirantal @amitzur @OriHoch @urish

[benjamingr]

So I posted this and the sky started falling :O

[urish]

Don't worry, it is just me releasing a few npm packages from 39,000 feet 😜 ⛈

https://twitter.com/UriShaked/status/989134760143339521

[lirantal]

lol @urish

@benjamingr I don't think that today we are "ranking" people. We're listing them. I like listing people for the projects their involved with. It provides some insight and context and you do want to be able to reach to key people in the community.

It doesn't necessarily conflict with an open source manifesto so IMO we can have both. That said, I feel the manifesto needs to be in some context, otherwise you can have 10k people signing it. What value do you get from that?

[benjamingr]

you can have 10k people signing it. What value do you get from that?

10 thousand people who are committed to creating OpenSource and believe in it? Sign me up!

[UrielOfir]

Hey,
I would like to add a line before the names of the people-

"#Israeli open source activists
As Israelis who are passionate about open source, we would like to extend our willingness to assist anyone who needs help in this field. Please feel free to reach out to us for any support or guidance.
We'll try to help as much as we can."

What do you think?
Does anyone have an objection?

If you think is a good idea,
I plan to contact the people who are currently registered on the list, and check if their registration is still relevant, and if they identify with this sentence.

I will also check that there are contact details in the volunteer's Github profile, if the details are not there, we will add a contact link.

@lirantal @urish @benjamingr

[UrielOfir]

@asafc is it relevant for you to stay in the list?

[UrielOfir]

I have decided to step down from handling this issue
as it requires a significant amount of time commitment and I have other tasks that take priority.
I have reopened the issue to allow another volunteer to take over.

[lirantal]

FWIW, I stand with my prior comment - people list and manifesto doesn't conflict, they compliment:

1. People list - allow you to know about folks whom are like-minded
2. Manifest - adds a mission and values to the work here

[UrielOfir]

How do you think the title above the manifesto should be worded?
Open source volunteers?

[lirantal]

I don't know, I've never written one before. Maybe we should ask ChatGPT 😆