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Discussion on: How can open source contributors and maintainers engage in a respectful ongoing relationship?

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Areahints

These are the things that usually cause contention.

Response or lack of.

Nothing more annoying than asking a question about a feature or bug and getting no answer. Especially if it's a bug that can leak sensitive data.

Dictator mode aka abuse of power.

This is more common where financial gains of some sort are expected, for example in crypto. You get to see devs that want to be the absolute authority in every and all decisions, usually to the detriment of the others.

I feel there's no margin that defines what is right for now. It's just a matter of trial and error but a lot of people get it right.

PS: source may be biased. source is me.