Yet another OSS maintainer quits because of burnout. To fix this, we need better mental health resources for maintainers.
Report on Burnout in Open Source Software
I am currently working on a report on the causes of burnout in open source software, and am inviting the OSS community to share their thoughts!
You Can Help Solve Burnout in Open Source
A list of people and projects working on structural solutions to problems that cause burnout in open source software
Burnout in Open Source: A Structural Problem We Can Fix Together ✸ Software Stewardship Lab
Burnout is affecting the entire Open Source ecosystem. Here's what we could do to make things better.
Burnout in Open Source: A Structural Problem We Can Fix Together | Open Source Pledge
Burnout is affecting the entire Open Source ecosystem. Here's what we could do to make things better.
From moms to medical doctors, burnout is everywhere these days
This state of emotional, physical and mental exhaustion seems to be everywhere. But there are ways to fight it.
The Missing Middle of Open Source
Why serious, maintainer-driven projects struggle to sustain themselves—and what it will take to fix it.
Burnout From an Organizational Perspective (SSIR)
Instead of pressuring already-stressed individuals to fix themselves, true wellness requires organization-level interventions. <meta property=
Sustain
Sustain brings together practitioners, sustainers, funders, researchers and maintainers of the open source ecosystem. We have conversations about the health and sustainability of the open source community. We learn about the ins and outs of what ‘open source’ entails in the real world. Open source means so much more than a license; we're interested in talking about how to make sure that the culture of open source continues, grows, and ultimately, sustains itself. Newsletter
When Contributing to WordPress Full-Time Leads to Burnout
As a distributed worker, one of the toughest obstacles I face is burnout. It’s one of the reasons I took a month off from all things WordPress. According to Merriam-Webster, burnout is, ̶…
Professional maintainers: a wake-up call
Open Source software runs the Internet, and by extension the economy. This is an undisputed fact about reality in 2021. And yet, the role of Open Source maintainer has failed to mature from a hobby into a proper profession.
Open Source Sustainability
The status quo in open source is broken. Corporations profit hugely from open source libraries, and give almost nothing back, which leans to burnout which is bad for everyone.
When one can work no more: The effects of burnout on your body
Continual stress is often associated with emotional problems, but it can also have major physical consequences, including heart attacks
Sustainable Open Source: The Maintainers Perspective or: How I Learned to Stop Caring and Love Open Source
Open Source Maintainers Owe You Nothing
This post is heavily inspired by my experience over the last ten years participating in the open source community and eight years as a maintainer of Homebrew (which I’ve maintained longer than anyone else at this point).
