Re:Open-source, not open-contribution
by imtringued on Thursday January 28, 2021 @10:49AM
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Have you thought about having an application process to accept new members to the "core" team? The idea that people contribute isn't wrong in itself. It's usually the lack of commitment from the contributor that causes the stress on the maintainer side.
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Re:Open-source, not open-contribution
by benbjohnson on Thursday January 28, 2021 @10:56AM
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Yes, that'd be a good option and something I would consider if the workload increases to an unmaintainable level.
Unfortunately, I think you have to start that process before you get to that point. Otherwise you'll be overworked and attempting to onboard someone on a project for the first time. That probably won't go well.
Re:Open-source, not open-contribution
by ashkankiani on Friday January 29, 2021 @12:08AM
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Why would trying to create a process for theoretical onboarding of members be less work than actually onboarding someone? I disagree. Leave the consideration of onboarding someone until you need it, and then focus on just that for the month or whatever they need to get up to speed, and then switch back to main contribution.