News [LWN.net] [$] Lessons on attracting new contributors from 30 years of PostgreSQL

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The PostgreSQL project has been chugging along for decades; in that time, it has become a thriving open-source project, and its participants have learned a thing or two about what works in attracting new contributors. At FOSDEM 2026, PostgreSQL contributor Claire Giordano shared some of the lessons learned and where the project is still struggling. The lessons might be of interest to others who are thinking about how their own projects can evolve.

Source: https://lwn.net/Articles/1058831/

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