Independent researcher in Bengaluru. I study the kinds of open source contribution that never got the infrastructure code review did: localization and language inclusion first, then accessibility review and AI contribution policy. Each strand pairs published evidence with a small, openly licensed tool, rubric or draft schema.
- Language inclusion: how translations into under-served locales get reviewed upstream, and
i18n-security-lint, a CI check for defects in translated strings. Overview · repository - Accessibility contribution review: seven real accessibility pull requests scored against a 12-signal rubric, plus reusable
ACCESSIBILITY.md, issue and PR templates. Overview · repository - AI contribution policy: 21 project policies verified against their own sources, and a draft machine-readable
ai-contribution-policy.yml. Overview · repository - Machine-operable documentation:
readme-ciruns the code examples in your Markdown docs in CI. Overview
Writing: Open Source's Hidden Language Gap (CACM, May 2026) · What Five Localization Pull Requests Revealed About Open Source Governance (DevOps.com, June 2026) · Can your project actually review an accessibility contribution? (Bootcamp, Aug 2026)
More: ecogetaway.github.io (research portfolio) · OSS Infrastructure Initiative (workstreams, research, ways to contribute)


