How does the Trisquel project guarantee the long-term sustainability of the
project? I've check the developers' mailing list from Oct. 2013 to Nov. 2014
and found out that only 7 users have contributed patches (Ruben has write
access to the repo. (Only the creators of subjects on the mailing list
counted not replies.)
+Legimet 12
+Andrew 'Leny' Lindley 5
+mejiko 2
+Damien Zammit 1
+Michał Masłowski 1
+Massimo Pucci 1
+isleofmax 1
It mean we have only 3 contributors who contributed more than once. What if
we lose them? Why does Ruben do everything by himself? Can't anyone help him?
In my opinion, what this project lacks is 'collaboration of developers'. This
project does not have a public system for inviting newcomers to commit code
and time. This project is great but it advances only in a monopolistic manner
and strangers are not welcome. Maybe a mentoring program can solve this issue
in long term. We need a systematic approach to invite as much users as
possible to the party and make them be part of it.
My solution:
1. we can create a mailing list, for instance devel-newcomers, where
newcomers can ask **stupid questions** about ways they can participate and
seek help.
2. Some developers volunteer for working with new developers on
devel-newcomers
3. Ruben gradually give more power to long-term and trusted contributors like
Legimet, Leny, Jason, etc.
4. feedback, feedback, and feedback. It can glue the new contributors to the
project and signal them that their idea are important.
and at last, I wish great success for Trisquel.
