At #39c3, @quintessence presents an analysis of “crisis events” in FOSS foundations over ~30 years. Data shows a stark trend correlated to growth of social media and lowered social barriers to access to project leadership from the public, and asks —
After the xz-utils event, should we adapt our community openness and moderation techniques to counteract the growth of crisis events, and can we create shared guidance to support our mods?