Re:A Sad Day for Rust
by munificent on Friday January 17, 2020 @01:59PM
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> You get help on the project in the form of people contributing patches, right?
Any open source maintainer will tell you that many PRs, even well-intentioned ones, end up being a net negative. Often they don't further the maintainers aims, they need detailed review, take sometimes a lot of effort to manage the communication tactfully, etc.
Yes, many PRs are a win and it can be really gratifying seeing your project become bigger and better than you could have made on its own.
Any open source maintainer will tell you that many PRs, even well-intentioned ones, end up being a net negative. Often they don't further the maintainers aims, they need detailed review, take sometimes a lot of effort to manage the communication tactfully, etc.
Yes, many PRs are a win and it can be really gratifying seeing your project become bigger and better than you could have made on its own.
But also, many PRs are just a chore and a hassle.