From 4f229a9b5ff301e5a17fdf51d8b3adb5da841cce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeremy Friesen Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2020 18:01:39 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Adding CONTRIBUTING.md This was uploaded via automation. --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index a4308322..22e518e2 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -22,6 +22,28 @@ https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/samvera/Samvera+Community+Intellectual+Proper You should also add yourself to the `CONTRIBUTORS.md` file in the root of the project. +## Language + +The language we use matters. Today, tomorrow, and for years to come +people will read the code we write. They will judge us for our +design, logic, and the words we use to describe the system. + +Our words should be accessible. Favor descriptive words that give +meaning while avoiding reinforcing systemic inequities. For example, +in the Samvera community, we should favor using allowed\_list instead +of whitelist, denied\_list instead of blacklist, or source/copy +instead of master/slave. + +We're going to get it wrong, but this is a call to keep working to +make it right. View our code and the words we choose as a chance to +have a conversation. A chance to grow an understanding of the systems +we develop as well as the systems in which we live. + +See [“Blacklists” and “whitelists”: a salutary warning concerning the +prevalence of racist language in discussions of predatory +publishing](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6148600/) for +further details. + ## Contribution Tasks * Reporting Issues @@ -34,7 +56,7 @@ You should also add yourself to the `CONTRIBUTORS.md` file in the root of the pr ### Reporting Issues * Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free) -* Submit a [Github issue](https://github.com/samvera/questioning_authority/issues) by: +* Submit a [Github issue](https://github.com/samvera/{{library}}/issues/) by: * Clearly describing the issue * Provide a descriptive summary * Explain the expected behavior From 7413b7be1843107d4892599fe9c4c243f6af6a12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeremy Friesen Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:35:49 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update CONTRIBUTING.md --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 22e518e2..54239611 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ further details. ### Reporting Issues * Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free) -* Submit a [Github issue](https://github.com/samvera/{{library}}/issues/) by: +* Submit a [Github issue](https://github.com/samvera/questioning_authority/issues/) by: * Clearly describing the issue * Provide a descriptive summary * Explain the expected behavior