Share the Burden Early
It’s becoming more common now to hear stories of FOSS maintainers burning out and walking away from their projects. This isn’t a new phenomenon; for as long as there have been free and open source projects, maintainers have been burning out on them. What’s new is that people are recognizing that burnout is bad, that they don’t have to put up with it, and that if they share their stories, they may help inspire others not to burn out like they did.
Now—as you prepare to release your project—is a good time to start thinking about how to prevent or minimize your own burnout as its maintainer. Much of the advice in this chapter will help with that, as it will reduce some of the burden you’ll have in answering questions of users ...
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