Tag: community engagement
Open Source Contribution is About More Than Just Altruism
Laura Czajkowski | | community engagement, Linux Foundation, open source ROI, open source software, private forks, Software Supply Chain, technical debt, upstream contributionPassive consumption of open source software creates hidden costs, including $670,000 annually in internal workarounds; however, organizations that shift to upstream contribution report up to 5x returns through improved talent retention and ...
Open Source’s ‘Eternal September’, GitHub Keeps Maintainers Covered for All Seasons
Adrian Bridgwater | | bug triage, collaboration tools, community engagement, contributing to open source, Eternal September, friction factor, generative AI, github, issues pinning, maintainer sustainability, new tools, open source contributions, pull requests, software development community, user engagementOpen source is experiencing an "Eternal September" due to a massive influx of contributions fueled by AI. While this increases engagement, it overwhelms maintainers. GitHub is introducing tools like interaction limits and ...
