Gardens, not roads! In my latest blog post, I talk about the limits of the digital infrastructure metaphor and how to design mechanisms to maintain open source that are based on a more accurate understanding of how FOSS is produced.

https://tarakiyee.com/gardens-not-roads-cultivating-open-source-communities/

#opensource #sustainability #infrastructure

@tarakiyee Yes, this!! I have been using the community garden metaphor for the past few months when describing how open source communities come to be and work well; it's helpful when talking to someone less familiar with the community aspect because we cant necessarily all intuitively imagine why someone would program for free, but a lot of people can imagine why they would volunteer at a community garden.