Being open minded about contributors ideas. If the project is truly open source, then everyone's input must have value.
I have a different definition of open-source in my head. Open-source doesn't mean that the project should be open for all technical ideas (of course it should be open for all people to contribute and use). The idea of open-source is (my PoV):
that if you have some ideas with which core team doesn't agree you can always fork and implement your solution (diversity of solutions and ideas)
that you can learn from the source
that you can use it independently of the commercial or political situation and not affected by copyright issues
Letting people know that their contributions are valuable and impactful regardless of how simple they are.
When I say being open minded, I don't mean necessarily that every idea needs to be adopted because it is an open source project. I just mean accepting different views and inputs on what could be implemented.
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I think fostering engagement in open source projects is a tricky task. In my opinion, two steps are key (among others):
Being open minded about contributors ideas. If the project is truly open source, then everyone's input must have value.
Letting people know that their contributions are valuable and impactful regardless of how simple they are.
I have a different definition of open-source in my head. Open-source doesn't mean that the project should be open for all technical ideas (of course it should be open for all people to contribute and use). The idea of open-source is (my PoV):
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When I say being open minded, I don't mean necessarily that every idea needs to be adopted because it is an open source project. I just mean accepting different views and inputs on what could be implemented.