Summary

Evaluate the testimonials shown across getfedora.org and check for balanced representation in testimonials; if we can do better, follow up with commissioning new testimonials to better feature Fedora's unique diversity of users

Background

I was going through the getfedora.org site and I was thinking about the current testimonials and past testimonials run in the history of the site. Currently, they feature two white men and one white woman. I think we can do better to represent diverse groups of people who make up our communities: both users and contributors.

The value-add in doing this is two-fold: one for Fedora and one general:

For Fedora, it implies Fedora expects an international user base who are working with technology and solving problems all around the world. We anticipate people of different genders, race, and identification to use Fedora in the same way we make an operating system and anticipate anyone to do a range of useful stuff with it.

More generally, it also does our part to give examples and make more visible underrepresented, successful technologists. We demonstrate our respect for people of different backgrounds as welcome participants in open source and technology.

Details

1. Identify where current source content lives (Workstation, Server, Atomic)
2. Check if it is technically feasible to support a gallery / multiple testimonials on a single page (probably need to talk with @ryanlerch)
   3a. If a gallery / multiple images are possible: plan a campaign to collect new testimonials
   3b. If a gallery / multiple images are not possible: evaluate current three testimonials and suggest refreshing for Fedora 29/30
3. Update testimonials on getfedora.org with help of Design and Websites Teams

Outcome

Fedora better represents the large diversity of people we expect to use Fedora: everyone! It is a big +1 for the Friends Foundation.