I've finished my report on burnout in OSS and how to reduce it! Read more (and find the link to the full report) on the Open Source Pledge blog!
https://opensourcepledge.com/blog/burnout-in-open-source-a-structural-problem-we-can-fix-together/
Huge thanks to all the OSS devs who shared their perspectives 💜 Let's keep shining a light on this under-recognised issue!
@mirandah This would have been much better using the term, "free software", rather than the term, "open source software". https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.en.html
Many developers fail to grasp the distinction and fail to protect their effort with proper licensing. Some companies, like Microsoft, are reusing software without regard for licensing. Microsoft mines Github repositories, past and present, for AI code regurgitation without attribution.
