Bastien <b...@altern.org> writes: > Actually, one of the reasons I want to step down in the long run is > that I'm a bit frustrated of not having time enough to focus on big > new features. But the flow of new users and new contributors is > rewarding enough so that maintaining Org keeps being fun :)
A good maintainer, in my opinion, does not necessarily have to be the main contributor in term of code or features. I more expecting him (or her) to have good judgment and take "equilibrated" decisions, meant to protect the overall spirit of a project and to nudge it in a sound direction. And of course, to have high human and communication skills. A maintainer who always says "yes!" and consider himself (or herself) as nothing more than a "committer" of service is likely to soon drive a project into a drab status. Behind anything nice, software included, there needs to be an artist and a mind, much more than a committee. And almost always, an artwork never fully pleases everybody. François
