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Dealing with Conflict
It’s natural to have conflict in open source projects, as a good project will bring together individuals from different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. Those conflicts are quite often good, as they come from people expressing different opinions, approaches, and thoughts. Each person brings validity and merit to their area of focus.
That being said, coming together from different backgrounds, organizations, or locales can be challenging. I’ve similarly seen this with groups coming into a structure that is new to them, such as open source projects. The group might be used to how things work in their own companies but need help adjusting to a more open environment. Often, these changes are quite subtle, such as “ ...
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