Paolo Melchiorre 5/12/2021

FLOSS and linguistic diversity

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The article explores the often-overlooked issue of linguistic diversity in open-source software (FLOSS) communities, focusing on the Python/Django ecosystem. The author argues that the dominance of English creates a significant barrier to entry for non-native speakers. They detail a successful community effort to translate a key part of Django's documentation into Italian within five days, and propose initiatives to improve inclusivity through translation and readability metrics.

FLOSS and linguistic diversity

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