October 2018
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
6h 14m
English
Across all of the FOSS contribution process, communication is probably where the most unwritten rules hide. Over the decades, the free and open source software world has developed a lot of habits and expectations about how to communicate. Naturally, as with all other aspects of contributing, these habits and expectations vary from community to community. By now, it probably won’t surprise you that however much these things vary, there are still some guidelines that apply to most situations.
We’ll get into guidelines for specific types of communication channels in a moment, but first, there are some guidelines that apply across all forms of communication. Practicing these will help your communications ...
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