A guide for FOSS community leaders on handling reactionary agitators, contrasting ineffective and effective response strategies.
A talk on the responsibilities of open-source library maintainers, focusing on community interaction, documentation, and support beyond just coding.
FDO bans Hyprland maintainer Vaxry for toxic behavior, sparking public debate about community conduct and enforcement in open-source projects.
A critique of the Hyprland Wayland compositor's toxic community culture, citing hateful behavior and lack of moderation.
Analyzes why large online tech mentorship communities often fail, exploring issues like free services undervalued and lack of meaningful engagement.
A critique of PINE64's shift away from community-driven development towards a Manjaro-focused model, harming its open-source ethos.
Argues against using Discord for FOSS projects due to its proprietary nature, which excludes users and conflicts with free software principles.
Scikit-learn foundation seeks a community and partnerships developer to grow the open-source ecosystem and foster industry sponsorships.
A guide for open source maintainers on communicating with their community, covering release notes, GitHub releases, and using Twitter for announcements.
A guide on building a user community for an open source project, covering how to handle user queries and set up GitHub issue templates.
Kent C. Dodds explains why he is reducing his involvement in open source and direct support to focus on family and commitments.
An analysis of Hacktoberfest's challenges, focusing on low-quality contributions and strategies for maintainers to manage them effectively.
How to use the free version of Microsoft Teams to share files with a community, including creating anonymous view-only links via SharePoint.
A guide on setting up Microsoft Teams for free to manage and connect a tech user group, covering features and step-by-step setup.
A guide to becoming a successful open-source project maintainer, focusing on soft skills, community management, and sustainable practices.
A guide for open source maintainers on how to responsibly abandon a project, comparing the 'fork it' and 'hand-off' approaches.
A PHP meetup organizer shares practical tips and lessons learned from running a local tech community group for four years.
A guide for open source maintainers on how to gracefully close or reject unwanted pull requests and patch submissions.
A software engineer announces his departure from Chef Software after facing severe online harassment and death threats within the Chef community.
An article discussing how slow response times and ignored pull requests create a hostile environment for new open source contributors.
