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> Is that common to only communicate only through email/github? Yes. I’ve joined half a dozen open-source projects of various sizes (from 100 to 30k stars on G
by hk__2 3y ago
> Is that common to only communicate only through email/github?
Yes. I’ve joined half a dozen open-source projects of various sizes (from 100 to 30k stars on GitHub) without ever calling anyone; written communication is the standard.
- bogwog 3y agoSure, but handing over maintainership is a different situation from accepting a few PRs
- saalweachter 3y agoHave you ever interacted with a volunteer organization? If you show up for a tea & cookies meet-and-greet and aren't careful, they'll nominate you for chair just because no one else wants it, and "showed up once to a scheduled event" is a higher bar than half the other members have met in while.
- mardifoufs 3y agoI don't think he ever fully gave up his "top maintainer" status or gave away the repo. He just let Jian have defacto maintainership because no one else was really contributing