The maturity phases of open source projects and working groups

This is my first attempt at describing the maturity lifecycle of open source projects and working groups. These observations are based on my three years in the project and the patterns I’ve observed.

Mar 9, 2023 - 4 min read

The open source mindset shift

In this blog post, I share some tips and tricks about the mindset shift that sometimes comes from working in open source to help our new contributors get used to open source culture.

Feb 17, 2023 - 4 min read

The docs are in: making OSS sticky

In this interview for The Docs Are In series, I explain how to make open source sticky.

Jan 27, 2023 - 1 min read

Attracting writers to OSS

In this blog entry, I share a presentation I gave about how to attract more technical writers to your open source project.

Nov 16, 2022 - 11 min read

Working as a technical writer in open source

As part of a work project, I created a comprehensive list of possible tasks that tech writers working in OSS might possibly work on. I also created a document explaining the unique challenges faced by writers working in OSS.

Mar 12, 2022 - 10 min read

Growing a healthy DevOps community inside Salt Project

This week I presented at SaltConf 21 about how Salt became such a successful open source project. Spoiler alert: the secret was all in its community management!

Nov 6, 2021 - 30 min read