3 ms·
> telling maintainers how to act will not fix anything. I'm just saying its ok to ignore overly enthusiastic contributors and tell them to just fork your proje
by josephg 4mo ago
> telling maintainers how to act will not fix anything.
I'm just saying its ok to ignore overly enthusiastic contributors and tell them to just fork your project.
I think this does help, actually. In my early days of maintaining opensource software I felt burdened by open PRs - like I was letting someone down by ignoring their work. "Its ok, let them do whatever in their own fork" is advice I wish someone had given me.
- dotancohen 4mo ago> I'm just saying its ok to ignore overly enthusiastic contributors and tell them to just fork your project. I propose the phrasing "fork off".
- josephg 4mo agoA maintainer recently told me to “Fork baby, fork!” in response to a large patch set. I was delighted.