Session: Building an Enduring Open Source Community, Milestone by Milestone

Open source communities often begin in a similar way—they start with an idea, grow into a repository, and scale with effort and input from collaborators. From there, open source communities follow all kinds of different paths, from niche specialty projects to large-scale commercial open source software offerings. Choosing the right path, and navigating the journey, can be a challenge for maintainers and the organizations that support them. In this fireside chat, Rain Leader, Developer Advocate at Temporal, discusses the growth stages and milestones of building open source communities—from conception to standardization through codes of conduct, governance, and licensing, and everything in between. Whether you’re building an open source community as a hobby or as a formal organization, you’ll leave this session with actionable insights for how to best grow, manage, and support your members at each stage.