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It's not impossible to set up an open source project where new contributors don't need hand holding. Set up a contributor check list and running automated tests
by webaholic 10y ago
It's not impossible to set up an open source project where new contributors don't need hand holding. Set up a contributor check list and running automated tests will get you half way there. For the rest, you depend on the community you create by encouraging contributions.
- sethherr 10y ago1. People don't follow the checklist 2. People don't understand how to fix broken tests This piece is about is that exactly. Closing those PRs. Not responding all the time. And that being ok.
- pryelluw 10y agoRight...People are the problem. More so managing people. Maintainers are there to develop code and not to manage people. It takes a lot of effort to organize and keep people in check. No checklist will ever do that.
- _Marak_ 10y agoIt can be very hard to find individuals who you can give commit access to `master` for any non-trivial open-source project without having them break the build or introduce serious long-term defects. Code contribution guides and Continuous Integration systems will only get you so far.