Has mentoring in open source gotten harder?
I wrote up my #FOSDEM talk on the @github blog
The core framework: Comprehension, Context, Continuity. Comprehension and Context get you reviewed. Continuity gets you mentored.
AI is changing open source.
What happens to contributor pathways, maintainers, and community health along the way?
Let's talk about it.
(I'll be joining between newborn naps 🐣)
SustainOSS AI, FLOSS & Sustainability Forum:
A local GitHub meetup in Toronto?? Count me in ✨
GitHub Copilot Dev Days - Toronto #1 is April 2nd and I'm so here for it. Demos, lightning talks, snacks, and community. Drop me a line if you'll be there!
“AI is destroying my humanity.” @mitchellh (HashiCorp; Ghostty, Vouch). From a conversation @helenhousandi and I had with him.
Not an anti-AI take. A maintainer capacity take. Creation got cheaper. Review didn’t.
Maintainers: what’s helped you keep mentoring sustainable?