My new blog post "Reluctance To Process Contributions, and Tips from InnerSource" harihareswara.net/posts/2022… may be of interest if you contribute to or maintain open source, or work in a big software org where different teams have trouble collaborating on shared dependencies.
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was reminded today of sage.thesharps.us/2014/09/01… "The Three-Phase Contribution Review" approach by @_sagesharp_:
"1. Is the idea behind the contribution sound?
2. Is the contribution architected correctly?
3. Is the contribution polished?"
How to manage different contribution rates in an #opensource project (cadence shear)
blog.tidelift.com/how-to-man…
My talk at @UpstreamOSS: transcript and links, plus some topics I didn’t have time to address
On June 7th I'm speaking on "Cadence shear: Managing rhythm and tempo mismatches in participation" in open source projects @UpstreamOSS.
upstream.live/speaker-2022/s…
I'll discuss some of the participant configurations that you see in this situation...
My 25-minute talk "Cadence shear: Managing rhythm and tempo mismatches in participation" in #opensource projects is in 1 day: 2:30-3pm EDT on Tuesday, June 7th. upstream.live/schedule
harihareswara.net/posts/2022… Text of my @UpstreamOSS talk today on "Cadence shear: Managing rhythm tempo mismatches in participation" in #FLOSS projects. Plus some topics I didn't have time to address, e.g. abundance/scarcity expectations.
Q&A starts 2:30pm EDT. Register for free!
Join us for @UpstreamOSS Tuesday, when @brainwane discusses cadence shear: managing rhythm and tempo mismatches in participation. We’re excited to hear more. 👀
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harihareswara.net/posts/2022…
I frequently notice folks asking or answering questions like "how many contributors does this open source project have?" or "how much contribution is this project getting?" amiaopensource.github.io/ffm… is an example of why those aren't simple questions.
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You know that saying about not reinventing the wheel? Trust us: you don't want to reinvent this one.
blog.opentechstrategies.com/…
In 2019, pipenv made no releases. Changeset helped them get back on track in 2020, and they stayed on track in 2021. Their first 2022 release just came out. How I did it, in ~15 hours of work: harihareswara.net/posts/2020…
I also spoke about it at openSUSE: media.ccc.de/v/3531-live-res…
Sometimes #opensource projects get stuck or go through periods of stagnation. Listen to this @openSUSE Conference talk from @brainwane on how to priorities, develop teams and strategies to accelerate a project. youtu.be/sMmK16rOYjA