Hi,
This month, I want to talk about something we often notice in the Incubator but
rarely discuss directly: how projects keep up their momentum between releases.
Podlings usually don’t fail all at once. Instead, activity often slows
gradually. There are fewer reviews, slower discussions, and longer waits for
decisions, long before any release delays appear. Still, long gaps between
releases aren’t always a bad sign. Some healthy communities can stay active and
involved even if they don’t release often.
I’d like to hear from mentors and IPMC members about what has worked well for
you in practice, such as:
- What kinds of activity you look for between releases to gauge whether a
podling is still healthy
- How do you tell the difference between a quiet phase and genuine stagnation
- Early signals that have prompted you to step in, or to deliberately step back
- Ways you have helped maintain momentum without becoming a bottleneck
The aim isn’t to force projects into strict release schedules. Instead, let’s
share our experiences and patterns to better support podlings as they develop.
Feel free to reply with examples, counter-examples, or even times when the
signals turned out to be misleading.
Thanks,
Justin
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