DrupalCon Baltimore 2017: Just Keep Swimming: Don't drown in your open source project!
About this talk
This talk addresses the challenges of burnout faced by maintainers of open source projects, emphasizing that it affects everyone involved, not just core developers. The speaker, known as geerlingguy, shares insights from his experience managing over 150 open source projects within the Ansible and Drupal communities, which have garnered nearly 7,000 stars on GitHub. Attendees will learn practical tools to alleviate common stressors, such as overwhelming issue queues and unclear bug reports from users. This session is particularly beneficial for project maintainers, contributors, and users who want to support open source sustainability and minimize potential burnout among maintainers.