A Third Way for Open-Source Maintenance

Explore a "third way" for sustainable open-source maintenance in this 33-minute conference talk from Ruby Central. Discover insights from experiences maintaining Puma and other projects, both volunteer and paid. Learn about a perspective that views maintainers as potential blockers to an unlimited pool of contributors, emphasizing the importance of encouraging contribution. Examine the challenges of increasing demands on maintainer attention as project usage grows, including code writing, documentation, issue triage, and release management. Understand why recruiting other maintainers is crucial and how to address barriers to contribution. Discuss the concept of monopoly on the main branch in open-source projects and its implications for forks and project governance.