Just found the rudest possible way to interact with an open source project:

1. open an issue
2. put only a link to a commit in a fork hosted somewhere else in the issue description
3. refuse to elaborate

Don't do this. Ever.

#opensource #maintainers

New blog post: harihareswara.net/posts/2023/s… Set Contributor Expectations To Reduce Ghosting

It's frustrating when a new #opensource contributor vanishes. You can reduce how frequently that happens:
* Understand why they ghost
* Articulate your vision
* Set expectations in the contributors' guide, & in auto-replies/boilerplate replies
* Prioritize quick first-level reviews
* Follow up with "resources if you're stuck" checkins
* Build safeguards against cookie-licking

#maintainers #FLOSS #maintenance

Alright, my open sourcerors and glitch witches: I need your help

@tidelift – my employer whose rallying cry is Pay The Maintainers! – has launched its second ever Open Source Maintainer Survey.

If you're a maintainer, can you boost and take a few minutes to complete the ~15min survey?

If you're maintainer-adjacent, boosts appreciated!
blog.tidelift.com/take-the-202… #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FLOSS #PayTheMaintainers #Maintainers

Take the 2023 open source maintainer survey!

The Tidelift 2023 maintainer survey aims to provide insights about the experiences of open source maintainers and the issues and challenges in the open source ecosystem.

^{Lyn Muldrow (Tidelift)}