Open source is broken and it's your fault!
summary
Too much critical infrastructure runs on a handful of solo maintainers — AutoMapper and MediatR together exceed 1 billion NuGet downloads, JSON.NET had a solo maintainer for ~10 years, and one CMS supports ~150 staff with ~20 core engineers — and maintainers burn out. Practical fixes: audit your dependencies, use GitHub Sponsors or pay licenses when projects go commercial, offer employers to allocate one hour a week for staff to review issues and docs or sponsor feature work so projects survive.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00The open source struggle
- 1:23The reality of maintenance
- 2:26Burnout and community
- 3:42Seeking sustainability
- 5:51The one-way street
- 7:28A call to action
- 8:26Financial support
- 10:04Donating time and effort
- 11:54Conclusion
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