What should I know before open-sourcing my program?
My goal is to improve it by letting people submit changes, and making it easier for me to ask for help. I would still make the final call on decisions.
(Blog posts welcome! Boost if you care. The program is @songpocket)
@CursiveHello@songpocket Have a CoC. Enforce it from day 0. If someone objects to you having a CoC, they're being helpful as self-identifying as someone who will be a problem so you should ban them in advance.
@CursiveHello@songpocket If you actually want people to use it, treat it like a product, not a tool: Consider the experience of installing and using it the first time. How do they get from zero to "hey, cool!" in as little time as possible?
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