[Article] A Maintainer's Advice on Contributing to Open Source in 2026

Tldr

Ideal Contributor:
The ideal open-source contributor is passionate, understands the project, and wants to improve it. They inspire maintainers, share ideas, and can lead to long-term collaborations.


I understand the article is quite tangential to Joplin project but I wanted to keep this article as a reference. Article mirrors Laurent's sentiment about drive by contributions and expands it with more advice&examples.

Reposted from Lemmy oss community: Making sure you're not a bot!