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Would you consider reading the excellent book "Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software" by Nadia Eghbal? The data behind what "Op
by schaefer 5y ago
Would you consider reading the excellent book "Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software" by Nadia Eghbal?
The data behind what "Open Source" projects look like differs from the popular culture narratives and assumptions about what they should look.
I doubt there was justification for disabling your player account. and I'm sorry that happened to you.
But it sounds like your expectations about code contributions, and onboarding new volunteers may have been far from that project's reality.
- than3 5y agoThank you for the suggestion. I had not heard about this book and based on the amazon description this looks interesting. I've worked with a few OSS projects in the past that were much more open and transparent. My expectations were framed by the contribution documentation Lichess provided on their site and it did differ significantly from reality. I'll definitely be picking a copy up in the near future for reading, currently I have to first finish up with the holiday gift exchange books from colleagues. I'm not a management person but I'm currently making my way through HBR 10 Essential reads (book) which was given; I'd never have bought it myself but I've found some useful insight reading through it (unexpected).
- qchris 5y agoJust would like add a +1 for Working in Public. It's a really excellent look into a number of different community dynamics, including but frankly not limited to open source projects exclusively.