The Graying Open Source Community Needs Fresh Blood
The Register, Monday, July 15th, 2024
Deep experience of the older tech crowd is nothing short of vital, yet projects need new devs to move forward
A "Youth and Open Source" panel was held at the United Nations (UN) Open Source Program Office (OSPO) for Good conference in the UN building in Manhattan. There was only one little problem with it. To quote Ruth Ikegah, a young Nigerian open source project manager, "We need more young people here because I see a lot of old people here."