• [$] Lessons on attracting new contributors from 30 years of PostgreSQL

    From LWN.net@86:200/23 to All on Wed Feb 25 06:40:08 2026

    The PostgreSQL project has been
    chugging along for decades; in that time, it has become a thriving open-source project, and its participants have learned a thing or two about what works in attracting new contributors. At FOSDEM’2026, PostgreSQL contributor Claire Giordano shared some of the lessons learned and where the project is still struggling. The lessons might be of interest to others who are thinking about how their own projects can evolve.

    https://lwn.net/Articles/1058831/
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