Building The Open Source Community We Want

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First pull request gets merged the next day after signing a CLA, illustrating that quick, gracious responses matter more than perfect code. Projects adopt the Contributor Covenant, create first-timers-only issues, and use an All Contributors approach to thank non-code work. Community work mirrors a neighborhood revival that renovates over 100 homes, grows 400 pounds of fruit annually and attracts a $50 million grant—showing concrete, measurable change from intentional small acts and enforced behavior standards.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 3:17Sharon Adams' Story
3. 10:57C Contributor Covenant
4. 11:34FIRST TIMERS ONLY Friendly Open Source projects should reserve specific issues for newbies.

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