Drew DeVault • 6/1/2018

How I maintain FOSS projects

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The article details the author's personal philosophy and practical principles for maintaining FOSS projects. Key points include treating all contributors as volunteers, prioritizing contributor enjoyment to prevent burnout, and valuing user-submitted patches over simple bug reports. The author emphasizes empowering people to work on what interests them, arguing this sustains long-term project health over appeasing users unwilling to contribute.

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