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2024-03-01

Incentives power open source

A company making requests of a project has to explain the incentives in a way the project members will care, not in a way the company cares.

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2024-02-07

Fork yes: embrace forks of your project

If you’ve done what you can to make your community a great place to contribute, then you can feel free to embrace any forks that happen.

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2023-12-06

Understand your community’s scope

It’s hard to say “we want to be for everyone” and continue on to “who is also interested in this work.”

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2023-10-04

Does your project say “no” enough?

Saying “no” well keeps your project is focused & maintainable. This may put some people off, but it helps your project stay healthy long-term.

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2023-09-27

Preparing for Hacktoberfest contributors

If your project is participating In Hacktoberfest, you’ll want to make sure you’re ready for an influx of new contributors.

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2023-09-20

For companies, community should be “us” not “them”

Referring to the community as “them” as if there’s no overlap encourages treating company & community interests as separate, harming long-term sustainability.

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2023-08-16

Don’t launch a communication tool without a moderation plan

Well-understood and consistent moderation practices go a long way toward reducing hard feelings in your community.

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2023-08-02

Be careful how you treat AI-looking posts

When you prohibit anything that you think is AI-generated, you can end up creating an unwelcoming environment.

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2023-06-07

How a company should stop participating in an open source project

When participation in a community no longer meets business goals, it’s common to leave. The key is to have a graceful withdrawal strategy.

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2023-05-31

MVP applies to teams, too

It’s hard to contain your enthusiasm when starting something new, but you have to pace yourself. Otherwise, the enthusiasm goes nowhere.

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Tag: community

Incentives power open source

Fork yes: embrace forks of your project

Understand your community’s scope

Does your project say “no” enough?

Preparing for Hacktoberfest contributors

For companies, community should be “us” not “them”

Don’t launch a communication tool without a moderation plan

Be careful how you treat AI-looking posts

How a company should stop participating in an open source project

MVP applies to teams, too