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New Changeset newsletter is out:
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Guides on #opensource project management, caregiving and persuasion, arguing responsibly, and asking more effective questions. And: celebrating Beautiful Soup's 20th anniversary.
#Python #maintainership #FLOSS #burnout #sustainability #management
Retaining contributors, extending trust, & more maintainer tips
Guides on open source project management, caregiving and persuasion, arguing responsibly, and asking more effective questions. And: celebrating Beautiful Soup's 20th anniversary.buttondown.email
New post: harihareswara.net/posts/2024/t… Whether And How To Trust A New Maintainer
What kind of trust does a project #maintainer need to have in a new co-maintainer? To get better at #opensource #sustainability, we need to improve at recruiting, training, & promoting new leaders.
I cover attributes to check for.
I mine 4 comparable situations for assessment ideas, & explain how to reduce how much trust you NEED to give by promoting someone.
&: 3 options if you're low on time
Whether And How To Trust A New Maintainer
How should we think about trust when it comes to adding new maintainers to a project? Another way of saying that is: if I'm an existing project maintainer, considering whether to entrust you with co-maintainership, … | Cogito, Ergo Sumana | Blog by S…Cogito, Ergo Sumana
The person who was setting up a conference session to discuss #Linux maintainer overwork and ways to address it couldn’t attend due to… burnout:
lwn.net/ml/linux-xfs/202204260…
I can very much relate to the account of what their daily life looks like.