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To anyone reading this, who is also struggling as a free software maintainer: I'm sympathetic to your position, and I have a guide here on how to responsibly st
by Sir_Cmpwn 7y ago
To anyone reading this, who is also struggling as a free software maintainer: I'm sympathetic to your position, and I have a guide here on how to responsibly step back from your projects at the pace you need, be it today or next week or next year.
https://drewdevault.com/2018/12/04/How-to-abandon-a-FLOSS-project.html https://drewdevault.com/2018/12/04/How-to-abandon-a-FLOSS-pr...
If you need specific advice or a sympathetic ear, please feel free to reach out: sir@cmpwn.com. I know free software maintainership can be hard.
It's too difficult to write large/important free software projects alone. I've also written about my approach to building a healthy community of engaged contributors and co-maintainers to make sure your own investment & workload remains healthy, along with that of your collaborators:
https://drewdevault.com/2018/06/01/How-I-maintain-FOSS-projects.html https://drewdevault.com/2018/06/01/How-I-maintain-FOSS-proje...
This one is much more subjective, YMMV.