Do developers have a moral responsibility to fix software bugs that exclude people in some form, such as by gender, race or disability?
Why or why not?
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@jookia yes, in a , if one is to create then it ought to be created without exclusion based on these things. Not in a free work required by individuals other than the "ought to make a better world" idea we should have.
@fruitywelsh I'm having a bit of trouble parsing this but I think what you're saying is that we should strive to do this, but individuals don't have to do it?
@jookia Exactly. I wouldn't want someone to burn out, or feel pressured not to start because they didn't think they could make something totally inclusive.
@fruitywelsh That does make sense, but I guess it brings up another question of how we should get people to do this. There's little incentive to make inclusive programs.
@jookia Standards help. Even better automated tooling that give little check marks for passing projects. Education, as well as finding common ground between non-excluded groups and marginalized groups for features and tools.
At least those are paths I see as good paths forward. That said, Web standards seem to stand above other spaces in these regards. With this one being recommended to me in the past for accessibility: https://www.w3.org/WAI/fundamentals/accessibility-intro/
@fruitywelsh Web standards a pretty good, yes