Open-Source

Recently, in a Slack channel, Joe Pelletier asked a question: Hey all, I wanted to get some feedback on how we might be able to improve our community processes for Feature ideas & brainstorming requirements. Awhile ago, I was reading about how other OSS Projects manage contributions, and came across this note from Mitchell Hashimoto about how they use GitHub Discussions vs. Issues. I was wondering if other folks have worked in other Open Source communities where GitHub Discussions was used as a place to sort through Feature requirements/acceptance criteria before an issue was created, and if it was helpful (provided contributors with clearer direction) or had other side-effects. ...

It’s that time again. The model capabilities have jumped a couple of milestones, AI agents are everywhere, PRs and reviews are melting and molding into a continuous improvement process of sorts. OpenHands is changing too. When this happens, I need to step back and think. Change is natural and necessary, but to understand it, I need to go back to basics. What does OpenHands need to be? What does it not need to be? ...