Docs: Open Source Design Process

[aoduor]

We may not be able to get to this within the scope of DIAL, but still making note for us to discuss. cc @justinscherer @Erioldoesdesign and anyone else interested.

[aoduor]

This is a much longer term project, that we should probably roll into longer time beyond the scope of this DIAL grant.

Minimum effort for now, link to @justinscherer and @Erioldoesdesign's amazing work on Mozilla open leaders.

Should also link to design jam articles from the Designit work last year.

[aoduor]

@Erioldoesdesign will handle on Thursday this week.

[Erioldoesdesign]

Links to include
Open Source with Development workers @ushahidi : MozillaFestival/open-leaders-6#32
https://github.com/Erioldoesdesign/Idontcode-at-Ushahidi

Open source Design @ Ushahidi: MozillaFestival/open-leaders-6#109

Open Source Design blurb:

Ushahidi is a globally recognized digital humanitarian tool built by a team of 30 people in 10 countries. We have a decade of experience in remote UX design collaboration. Our research and our experience show that, for designers, too many roadblocks (e.g. alien taxonomy, complex, developer focussed software tools, extrinsic processes, etc.) exist between core developer teams in OSS and designers who are willing to contribute. These act as barriers to entry that disincentivize design contributions to OSS.

We are proposing to enable design contributions to OSS by creating an accessible process and taxonomy, as well as by developing and optimizing a recreatable workflow, that, where necessary, is supplemented through light-weight integrations with software tools.

[Erioldoesdesign]

@justinscherer You happy with the above being included in community docs somewhere?

[justinscherer]

Sounds good!

[aoduor]

This is done. yaaaaaaay! @Erioldoesdesign will put it up on gitbook.

[Erioldoesdesign]

hey here's a thought @rowasc and @aoduor, this could be included as a heading in FAQ's for now and developed further in the next round of funding/changes?

https://ushahidi.gitbook.io/platform-developer-documentation/frequently-asked-questions

[Erioldoesdesign]

https://ushahidi.gitbook.io/platform-developer-documentation/~/drafts/-LXO47CFPnfqKXxJLyvo/primary/contributing-or-getting-involved/contributing-documentation/open-source-design

Page is ready for review!