On Mar 29, 2024, at 10:20 AM, Michael Sokolov <msoko...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I guess it depends on what the problem with the project is. It seems > implicit in your ideas that the project has lost momentum; nobody is > contributing to it or maintaining it actively? But I just want to > point out there can be other problems that might need correction with > different solutions (too much chaos, fighting, legal issues, poor > quality releases, etc) >
Yes, those things seem useful to address also. The most common problem we see in ASF projects is that they just wind down and lose steam, and end up being one or two people trying to keep the lights on, with no time to go out and find helpers. > On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 9:36 AM Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: >> >> This week, I’ve been approached by someone concerned about one of our >> projects, and looking for a “how to get back on track” document, with >> concrete, actionable steps that a project can take when it is struggling to >> find contributors. This seems like a great doc that we should write. What >> comes to mind is: >> >> * Clearly tell the dev@ and user@ list that the project is at risk if they >> don’t step up >> * Publish a list of open issues to the Dev list >> * Contact companies that you know rely on your outputs, and tell them that >> the project is at risk >> * Clearly document the path/requirements for getting committer. Consider >> lowering your wall a little >> * What else? >> >> Another question that I have is where to put this doc. I’m thinking it goes >> in https://github.com/apache/comdev-site/tree/main/source/pmc somewhere, but >> I’m not sure that to name it. >> >> >> >> — >> Rich Bowen >> rbo...@rcbowen.com >> >> >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
