Open Digital Infrastructure

Open Digital Infrastructure represents the set of open-source code, standards and knowledge assets that digital building blocks like software libraries, compilers, communication or network protocols are composed of.

They are created by individuals, volunteer communities, in research institutions and SMEs or other corporate environments. Together, they form a foundation of free and public code that is designed to solve common challenges – firstly, in programming, but when applied, also to provide a multitude of core functions for society.

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Learning from Open Source Communities to Combat Harassment

Research Question
How have open source communities developed tools and norms to address harassment, and what can others learn from them?
Why is this important to answer?

This project is an oral history about the creation of codes of conduct (CoC) used throughout open source, namely JavaScript, communities. It collects and connects best practices, tips and tricks currently used throughout open source communities that focus on respect, inclusion and equity.

What can we learn from the history of JS Confs, Codes of Conduct and open source community meet ups to better understand how to respond to harassment at scale?

Round 1
Team
Caroline Sinders
Design Researcher
Resources
Research Report
Research One-Pager
Research video