Open Source in the Time of COVID-19
summary
Concrete wins and steps rather than pep talk: a manifest‑driven installer called Porter that bundles Docker, CLI and config files, a weekly maintainer meetings ritual on Zoom and Slack, a first bug squash that moves someone from community member to contributor, and a specific project to improve the new‑contributor experience. Code is in Go, labels and emoji signal priorities, contribution guides get edited, and those changes measurably unblock onboarding and speed meaningful contributions during COVID‑19.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:54Jennifers story
- 3:19Jennifers job
- 4:29Carolyn
- 4:50Porter
- 6:19Community channels
- 7:04Bug squash
- 7:32Becoming a contributor
- 8:16Contributing guide
- 8:29Happy and work
- 9:35Social distancing
- 9:56Find your community
- 10:55Be kind to yourself
- 11:14Outro
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