Diversifying Open Source: An Open Standards Playbook for Inclusive and Equitable Tech Projects

What started as a legal framework to guarantee the freedom to copy, modify, and share software has grown into something far bigger: a billion-dollar ecosystem powered by collective intelligence and work. Open source has moved beyond code to become a cultural phenomenon that operates through collaboration, remix, and the continuous negotiation between individual agency and shared responsibility.

Yet beneath this success story lies a more complicated reality. Who gets to participate and make...