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New blog post: https://www.harihareswara.net/posts/2023/set-contributor-expectations-to-reduce-ghosting/ 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
Set Contributor Expectations To Reduce Ghosting
Let's say you're a maintainer who's just received a new contribution. A new contributor has submitted a patch/pull request.Cogito, Ergo Sumana
@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!
https://blog.tidelift.com/take-the-2023-open-source-maintainer-survey #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)