Keynote: How to Become an Open Source Mechanic

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Cloud native projects suffer a contributor shortfall: usage far outpaces contribution with less than 5% contribute back, leading to maintainer burnout and stalled features. Practical fixes include clear CONTRIBUTING and README files, labeled issues and goodfirstissues.dev discovery, timely PR reviews, and explicit onboarding steps. The concrete ask is to join a project via contribute.cncf.io, claim a labeled issue, and perform documentation, triage, or review work to keep projects moving.

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