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The success of an open source project is strongly tied to the community that supports and contributes to it. Our community management articles explore common problems, solutions, and tactics to create vital, productive open source communities.

5 best practices for using open source community leaderboards

If leaderboards are done right, they can increase participation, motivate contributors with gamification, and enhance the community.

Georg Link 19 Sep 2021 22 votes

9 underrated responsibilities of an open source community manager

The open source community manager wears many hats.

Mike Bursell (Correspondent) 14 Sep 2021 10 votes

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Building an open source community health analytics platform

An academic OSPO is working with CHAOSS software to build a community health analytics platform.

Quinn Foster 10 Sep 2021 23 votes

3 steps for managing a beginner-friendly open source community

As a member of an open source project, there's a lot you can do to help beginners find a way to contribute.

Isabel Costa 20 Aug 2021 45 votes 2 comments

Setting new expectations for open source maintainers

The continued maturation of open source has regularly placed new burdens on maintainers.

Luis Villa 18 Aug 2021 57 votes

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Apply lean startup principles to your open source project

Lean startup principles help you manage your open source project with efficiency and success.

Ip Sam (Red Hat) 09 Jul 2021 52 votes

How the Apache Software Foundation selects open source projects

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is built around a unique set of processes and values to ensure openness.

Justin Mclean 25 Jun 2021 45 votes

Analyze community health metrics with this open source tool

Cauldron makes it easier for anyone to use GrimoireLab to learn more about open source communities.

Georg Link 08 Jun 2021 41 votes

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