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Recommendation #4: Include Inclusive language as one badge in the Project Badging Proposal. This recommendation is assuming the TSC makes the decision to move forward with a project badging system. If projects meet the recommendations #1, #2, and #3 above, they can gain a badge for Inclusive Language best practices.
Implementation Proposal:
We want these recommendations to be easy for our community members and maintainers to implement. We suggest these steps be followed:
- The DCI Working Group will present at a Maintainer Onboarding Meeting these DCI Recommendations to train and inform the maintainers of these best practices. We want to inform the community of the value of these practices, but also train them on how to implement them easily in their projects.
- Add to the quarterly report template the question, "Has your project implemented the DCI linter tool? Yes/No?" We will include a link to this page in which the project can download the linter tool.
- Add to the quarterly report template, "Have you added an Inclusive Language Statement to your project's documentation and/or Wiki pages?" We will include this paragraph as an example.
Inclusive Language:
- Consider that users who will read the docs are from different background and cultures and that they have different preferences.
- Avoid potential offensive terms and, for instance, prefer "allow list and deny list" to "white list and black list".
- We believe that we all have a role to play to improve our world, and even if writing inclusive doc might not look like a huge improvement, it's a first step in the right direction.
- We suggest to refer to Microsoft bias free writing guidelines and Google inclusive doc writing guide as starting points.
Reviewed By:
- Angelo De Caro
- Arnaud J Le Hors
- Arun S M
- Baohua Yang
- Bobbi Muscara
- Danno Ferrin
- David Enyeart
- Gari Singh
- Grace Hartley
- Hart Montgomery
- Maria Teresa Nieto
- Mark Wagner
- Nathan George
- Tracy Kuhrt
- Troy Ronda