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diff --git a/config/_default/menus/menu.en.toml b/config/_default/menus/menu.en.toml index b8d5b35..05caa9e 100644 --- a/config/_default/menus/menu.en.toml +++ b/config/_default/menus/menu.en.toml @@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ url = "learn/" [[main]] + name = "Community" + weight = 5 + url = "https://discourse.writefreesoftware.org" + +[[main]] name = "Blog" weight = 5 url = "blog/" diff --git a/content/blog/community-discourse.md b/content/blog/community-discourse.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7b11fc8 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/community-discourse.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ ++++ +author = "Drew DeVault" +title = "A new community space for discussing free software" +date = "2024-03-20" +description = "Introducing our Discourse community" +tags = ["meta"] +image = "discourse.jpg" ++++ + +The purpose of this website is to enrich the free software community by making +it easier to participate and understand the principles and practices underlying +the free software movement. We provide [in-depth and accessible information](/) +regarding these topics to introduce new members to our movement, explaining what +free software is and how free software works in accessible terms. This content +has done a great job at on-boarding people into free software and even in +helping existing members of the community find a deeper understanding of the +movement. + +However, free software is *participatory*. We cannot promote its interests with +a static presentation of text or a one-way dialogue from us to you. We want +"*we*" to include *you*. To this end, we've set up a forum for the purpose of +discussing free software at [discourse.writefreesoftware.org][0], where all +people, regardless of background, are welcomed and encouraged to be a part of a +supportive, inclusive community of peers. + +[0]: https://discourse.writefreesoftware.org + +If you read the main articles on free software here and came away with questions +or feedback, the Discourse is the right place to go (check the Site Feedback +section). But, moreover, if you read these articles and came away wanting a +deeper connection to a *community*, this is the place for you. Questions about +how licenses work and which one is right for your project, discussions about the +tools we use to build free software, information about funding opportunities for +your project and help writing your grant applications -- it's all here, and more +importantly it's a social place where we can build solidarity and friendships, +which are the bedrock of a strong political movement. + +Please sign up to join us, [introduce yourself][1], and find a few discussions +to participate in. The success of this community will depend on its early +members taking an **active role** in building it -- so don't be shy! We're +depending on you. + +[1]: https://discourse.writefreesoftware.org/t/introduce-yourself/14 + +Finally, a note on community safety. This is a moderated community and is +an inclusive, safe space for all people regardless of background, race, sex or +sexual identity, gender or gender expression, visible or invisible disability, +nationality, level of experience, and so on. We have established a [code of +conduct](/conduct) and we expect people to participate compassionately and +respectfully. + +We are aware that the free software community as a whole is no exception to +problems of representation and empowerment. Part of the purpose of our community +is to establish powerful spaces where these problems are not present, and +through this build strength and solidarity as the foundation of a stronger +political movement for free software. To this end we are taking pains to +establish a diverse and intersectional, but also compassionate and patient, team +of moderators to oversee our community, with a political awareness that extends +further than a simple understanding of free software liberation and includes +solidarity against all struggles for liberation, particularly those which our +movement has often left behind. + +We're looking forward to seeing you there! diff --git a/static/images/discourse.jpg b/static/images/discourse.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..dcf53d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/images/discourse.jpg |
