I accidentally became a FOSS maintainer and all I got was this lousy new perspective on librarianship
Summary
An essay and talk slides by Hugh Rundle about becoming a maintainer for BookWyrm and how librarianship concepts shape open source governance. The piece explores maintainer culture, decentralized data/topologies, and strategies to combat burnout through stretch goals, shared purpose, and agency, with practical reflections for librarians, professionals, and contributors.