Comment by thayne
10 months ago
> But what isn't appreciated, is that it is precisely because people who are long-term members of the community are trusted to stick around and will support code that the have sponsored.
Ok. But if you make it too difficult for new developers to contribute, and the experience too stressful, then no one new will stick around to be long time maintainers, and when the old ones retire or die, there won't be anyone to replace them.
I tried to help with the Linux kernel once in 2001 or so. I decided my calm was worth more than dealing with abrasive kernel devs.
Same thing happening with ham radio.
The whole community shows symptoms of organizational sabotage.
https://files.catbox.moe/u6rold.png
Sabotage or just the inevitable ways that organizations tend to decay (not that they have to, but if they do it tends to look a certain way).