Inclusivity of underrepresented and marginalized individuals is essential in software, and open source projects are no exception, and at the CHAOSS project, we support communities to adopt these diverse practices....
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Big news! We have opened the 2024 CHAOSS Community Survey! In 2022, CHAOSS conducted a survey to gain a deeper understanding of our community concerning diversity, equity, inclusion, welcomingness, and...
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Here at CHAOSS, we are excited to announce the launch of CHAOSS DEI Project Badging. CHAOSS DEI Project Badging is an initiative developed to recognize open source projects that prioritize…
For decades, the topic of inclusion and marginalization of underrepresented groups in Open Source software communities has been a prevalent topic of discussion. There have been recurring studies and reports...
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In early spring of 2021, the CHAOSS project embarked on a 9-month journey to reflect on its own practices and policies surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion within the project. We were fortunate enough to receive a grant from the Ford Foundation to complete this work with the idea that we could not only improve DEI in our own project but also help other open source projects who are wanting to do the same. Centering DEI in an open source project creates a healthier and more productive environment for current members, it helps lower the barrier to contribution for others, and it fosters a more diverse and stronger community. This audit was a fantastic experience and in 2022 we will be continuing to implement ideas that stemmed from this work.
It’s been a year since the introduction of the CHAOSS DEI (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) badging initiative in the September of 2020, and we are happy to announce the release of CHAOSS DEI V3. This version introduces new and well-defined metrics and improved guidelines for reviewers. The CHAOSS DEI badging Initiative will also be issuing badges to open source projects in this new version.