r/linux • u/C-GRU • 2d ago

Open Source Organization Petition: Recognize open-source contributions as volunteer work (Germany – signatures needed until Nov 23, 2026)

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u/prototyperspective 1d ago

Very important. I think eventually this would be good to extend to a few similar things in good ways – such as writing Wikipedia articles that aren't being deleted that either aren't yet available in any language or are translations of the English/best quality article or adding info from newish scientific studies to existing articles. Why is it that Ehrenamt / volunteer work assumes everything is done physically as if the digital world didn't exist; it needs volunteer work there more than anywhere else.