@EC_DIGIT asks, at today’s OSOR Turns 15 event, how to “enhance the use of open source for the benefit of all”.
How? First show people open-source-based non-proprietary digital services. Because people still don’t know such things exist. They think Twitter is a public service, for example. We must train the public to see, to think differently.
I’m going to point my finger. Somebody has to start the process. Could you start with your visitors right here? Every page of OSOR Turns 15 promotes Twitter. Why? “For reach”, ok, but why promote it as if it’s the one and only standard public messaging service? For your next event, vow to stop that! Promote your Fediverse channel instead, and demote the twitter icon. Put an explanatory note on it for the curious to learn more. Twitter is #NotAPublicService.
I’m sure it’s not as easy as it should be, but that’s what we’re all here for, to make it normalised and easier. One step at a time, and keep stepping.
Can we do it? I think we can!
(I noticed and appreciate that the site uses Matomo open source analytics. Now we need things the public can see!)