Open Source Software (OSS) has an onboarding and a retention problem. These problems are connected, but it’s not clear which is the cause versus the effect. Much of this is based on a conflict of goals and personalities between the different types of OSS contributors. Student The student is looking to leverage their OSS contributions as part of their eduction and to enhance their resume. Students tend to ask for lots of support from maintainers because they are frequently not users of the p...
