On 9/19/2019 6:16 PM, Jeff King wrote: > On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 12:30:13PM -0400, Derrick Stolee wrote: >> >> 5. Advertise that Git wants new contributors >> > This point is the one I'm least on board with. Not because I'm not > thrilled to have new contributors, but that to some degree I think the > open source system relies heavily on intrinsic motivations like > scratching your own itch. I'm worried that advertising "hey, we need > people to work on stuff!" then brings in people who are well-meaning but > don't necessarily care much about Git in particular. And it becomes an > administrative headache to try to figure out things for them to do, or > get them acclimated to the community. Your concerns are valid. > I.e., I think we want to grow the community a bit more organically, > which should be more sustainable in the long run.> > So I think any advertising would be more about making it clear that _if_ > you have an idea, we're very interested in welcoming newcomers. And that > to me falls under a lot of the points already made above: making the > process more clear and more inviting to people who are already thinking > about contributing. I guess I was vague about this. It's not "we need more people to work on our (non-existent) backlog" but instead "if you have an interest in contributing your (existing) ideas to Git, we welcome you with open arms!" Thanks, -Stolee
