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SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Join us for the launch of the Software Stewardship Lab (stewardshiplab.org)! @vlad.website is on the podcast with hosts @richlitt.bsky.social, @abbycabs.dev & @erioldoesdesign.bsky.social to talk about promoting research for OSS maintainers and sustainers. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/292.

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 02/06/2026

AI is changing open source. What happens to contributor pathways, maintainers, and community health along the way? Let's talk about it. (I'll be joining between newborn naps 🐣) SustainOSS AI, FLOSS & Sustainability Forum: sustainoss.org/events/ai-fl...

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AI, FLOSS, and Sustainability Virtual Forum

A Space for Open Source Sustainers

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SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

We're hosting a forum on AI, FLOSS, and Sustainability. If you're interested in exploring how AI is impacting FLOSS software and all those who work on it: join us for the next SustainOSS Virtual Forum on Thursday 11 June 2026. sustainoss.org/events/ai-fl...

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AI, FLOSS, and Sustainability Virtual Forum

A Space for Open Source Sustainers

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 05/05/2026

Two big arrivals this May 💜🐣 github.blog/open-source/... #MaintainerMonth

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Christina Warren @filmgirl.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Passing on this message from Camilla, a PM on @github.com ’s Maintainer Love team: If you could wave a magic wand, what is the #1 feature you'd want us to ship? No idea is too tiny - the smallest changes often have the biggest impact.

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Cassidy @cassidoo.co · 31/03/2026

You can now create GitHub Issues directly from Slack in natural language! Mention @GitHub in any channel and describe your work, and the app creates structured Issues in your repo (and sub-issues, too).

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 24/03/2026

A local GitHub meetup in Toronto?? Count me in ✨ GitHub Copilot Dev Days - Toronto #1 is April 2nd and I'm so here for it. Demos, lightning talks, snacks, and community. Drop me a line if you'll be there! luma.com/q6uu9gbo

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GitHub Copilot Dev Days - Toronto - #1 · Luma

Join us for the first GitHub Copilot Dev Days Canada event in Toronto! We're hosting this in partnership with North Toronto Cloud & DevOps User Group! We're…

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 19/03/2026

Has mentoring in open source gotten harder? I wrote up my #FOSDEM talk on the GitHub blog The core framework: Comprehension, Context, Continuity. Comprehension and Context get you reviewed. Continuity gets you mentored. github.blog/open-source/...

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Rethinking open source mentorship in the AI era

As contribution volume grows, mentorship signals are harder to read. The 3 Cs framework helps maintainers mentor more strategically, without burning out.

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 02/03/2026

“AI is destroying my humanity.” @mitchellh.com (HashiCorp; Ghostty, Vouch). From a conversation @helen.blog and I had with him. Not an anti-AI take. A maintainer capacity take. Creation got cheaper. Review didn’t. Maintainers: what’s helped you keep mentoring sustainable?

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 20/02/2026

We’re going live in less than an hour 👀 At 3pm ET / 12pm PT, @helen.blog and I will be live with @mitchellh.com, talking about Vouch and what community trust actually looks like in open source. Hope you can join us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0npM...

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Open Source Friday with Mitchell Hashimoto

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 01/02/2026

"The Synthetic Senior" — my #FOSDEM talk on AI + open source mentorship The 3 C's for finding contributors worth investing in: 💡 Comprehension ⚙️ Context 🔄 Continuity Slides: docs.google.com/presentation...

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The Synthetic Senior | FOSDEM 2026

Thank you to the organizers: Laura & Shirley The Synthetic Senior FOSDEM 2026 Community Dev Room Abigail Cabunoc Mayes GitHub, SustainOSS, OpenJS @abbycabs Rethinking Free Software Mentorship in the A...

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 01/02/2026

Catch me at FOSDEM in just over an hour in the Community Devroom! Excited to share some thoughts on FOSS mentorship in the age of AI. We're in UB5.230 -- learn from my mistakes & go through the U courtyard to get in fosdem.org/2026/schedul...

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 16/01/2026

Looking for examples: do you know any OSS projects that have thoughtfully updated their contribution process for AI-assisted PRs? Interested in: * PR templates asking for intent/reasoning * Comprehension checks * Other friction-adding methods Would love to learn from communities experimenting here

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 12/01/2026

One of my favorite parts of FOSDEM is catching up with maintainers 💜 This year we're adding a Monday morning unconference for maintainers. You bring the topics. Joining us? Request a spot: 🍕 Sunday Night Social: gh.io/fosdem-2026 ☕ Monday Unconference: gh.io/fosdem-2026-...

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 31/12/2025

Building for what lasts. At work, in community, and at home. My 2025 year in review → medium.com/@abbycabs/ab...

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Abby’s 2025 Year in Review

Building for What Lasts

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 04/12/2025

She wrote a patent about TIME TRAVEL but still keeps developers grounded in reality 🕰️ @angiejones.tech on balancing visionary thinking w/ practical AI: "Everyone wants to be a visionary, but developers are exhausted by the hype." gh.io/podcast

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GitHub @github.com · 02/12/2025

You can give back to the open source projects that power your world. Support the developers who keep your favorite tools running with GitHub Sponsors. github.com/sponsors/explore

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 07/11/2025

That feeling when the Octoverse report (featuring your interview!) drops during Universe week and you're too heads-down to share it🤦‍♀️ Finally watched myself talk about 36M new developers joining GitHub this year. 🧵

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Kristen Womack @kristenwomack.io · 06/11/2025

Why fun, accessibility, and collaboration are essential to developer learning ➡️ @github.com podcast episode with @cassidoo.co, @jason.energy, @abbycabs.dev, and Andrea youtu.be/YnqJOJ9FzvE?...

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The Joy of Developer Education with @codetv-dev | Episode 2 | The GitHub Podcast

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 24/09/2025

AI is full of opportunity — but “AI slop” is real for open source maintainers. In our chat with @vertedin.de (Electron), I loved this: use these moments to teach contributors — but never at the cost of maintainers’ time or energy. Open source is as much about people as code. 🎧 gh.io/podcast

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Elio Struyf @eliostruyf.com · 18/09/2025

My Demo Time #ZeroToMergedContest story! I’m a one-person dev team… but with @github Copilot, Spark, and Actions, it feels like I’ve got a whole team behind me. 👉 Watch how I built Demo Time, a VS Code extension that makes live coding stress-free #GitHub #VSCode #DevTools

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Jorge Castro 🇵🇷 🦖 @castrojo.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

I submitted this earlier today on behalf of the team at projectbluefin.io. #ZeroToMergedContest www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEJ5...

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Project Bluefin

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Joseph Hale @thehale.dev · 20/09/2025

My "Habit Sync for @todoist.com" app is about to get a significant update, so here are some "behind the scenes" of what it took. - 9 major version upgrades of #ReactNative - Writing my own component library - Translating #Java to #Kotlin @github.com #ZeroToMergedContest

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Jamie Taylor @gaprogman.com · 17/09/2025

My entry for #ZeroToMergedContest, which is about www.nuget.org/packages/Owa...

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danielroe @danielroe.dev · 22/09/2025

ever wonder about the story of nuxtbot, the helpful @github.com actions bot that reopens closed issues, asks for reproductions, and spots regressions? #ZeroToMergedContest

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The story of nuxtbot

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Clelia Astra Bertelli @cle-does-things.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I've recently took the time to read a blog post by @abbycabs.dev about who will maintain the future of open source (github.blog/open-source...) 1/🧵

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 19/09/2025

This is it! #ZeroToMergedContest closes TODAY We know maintainers are doing incredible things with GitHub tools. Show us how GitHub helped you shorten the path from idea → impact. 2-min video, real stories, huge opportunity. Submit by end of day (anywhere on earth)! 🌍 →

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 12/09/2025

I'm helping run #ZeroToMergedContest bc maintainer stories need to be heard. Every day you're navigating the impossible - shipping at speed while maintaining excellence. I'll be watching every video! This could land you on the Universe keynote stage. 👉 gh.io/zerotomerged

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 20/08/2025

Remember my Gen Z open source talk at #OSSummit? We published it on the @github blog because y'all haven't stopped talking about it since June 💭 Maintainers under 26 dropped from 25% to 10% since 2021. Meanwhile Gen Z is learning to code on YouTube and running Discord communities... 🧵

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 13/08/2025

MCP? OMG! 🤯 Episode 1 of the GitHub Podcast is here, and we’re talking Model Context Protocol — the open standard that can help keep AI tools from hallucinating (in my use case!) and make them genuinely useful for developers. 🎧 Listen now: gh.io/podcast

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GitHub @github.com · 29/07/2025

Q: What do CSS Zero, anime.js, and Docs have in common? A: They’re all open source projects our hosts are excited about. Join @cassidoo.co, @abbycabs.dev, and @itsthatladydev.bsky.social as they dive into the stories, trends, and culture shaping open source in the GitHub Podcast. gh.io/podcast

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 29/07/2025

🎧 Episode 0 of the GitHub Podcast is live! Three open source nerds, one mic, and wild stories (like hackathons at 30,000 feet). Co-hosting with @cassidoo.co, @itsthatladydev.bsky.social, and @alacolombiadev.bsky.social — subscribe and join us for the ride. ➡️ gh.io/podcast

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 14/07/2025

The graying of open source is real—but it’s not inevitable. We can support the next generation of maintainers by shifting how we lead, teach, & invite My #OSSummit talk is now live on YouTube: 📹 youtu.be/LjP0zpLLvPQ Slides (with full speaker notes + references): 📎 docs.google.com/presentation...

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Who Will Maintain the Future? Tackling the Graying of Open Source Software - Abigail Cabunoc Mayes

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Ashley Wolf @ashleywolf.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

“If you invite someone to your project they are 4x more likely to contribute” - @abbycabs.dev at Open Source Summit

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 22/06/2025

Open source is aging—and the next generation is already here. Join me at #OSSummit as I explore how Gen Z will help maintain the future (and what we need to do to support them). 📅 June 23 | 11:20am 📍 Bluebird Ballroom 3C 🔗 sched.co/1zffS

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Open Source Summit North America 2025: Who Will Maintain the Future? Tackling t...

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 21/06/2025

🧓 + 🔥 = the current vibe in open source. I’m speaking at #OSSummit North America on Monday about the burnout, leadership gaps, and what we can actually do to support maintainers and keep OSS thriving. 🕚 11:20am MT 📍 Bluebird Ballroom 3C 🔗 sched.co/1zffS Catch me before I head out that afternoon ✌️

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Open Source Summit North America 2025: Who Will Maintain the Future? Tackling t...

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GitHub @github.com · 30/05/2025

Maintainer Month isn't just about celebration—it's about real support. 💙 Thank you to amazing partners like @devcyclehq.bsky.social and @arachnedigital.bsky.social for stepping up with resources and opportunities for maintainers! Check out their offers here. ⬇️

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Maintainer Month 2025 Partner Pack

Exclusive perks, tools, and resources for open source maintainers during Maintainer Month 2025.

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 29/05/2025

5 years of #MaintainerMonth 🎉 From Times Square to tiny commits, folks everywhere are showing up for open source maintainers. Huge thanks to @feynudibranch.bsky.social + all our amazing partners 💖 Highlights via @thenewstack.io : thenewstack.io/how-the-worl...

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How the World Is Celebrating Open Source Maintainer Month

Celebrate Maintainer Month with this bevy of resources and treats.

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 24/05/2025

My 4-year-old’s sticker game: ✨ Cheap stickers: peel off like magic 🧱 @github.com stickers: professionally installed permanent artwork Guess which ones are still proudly upside down on our door?

GitHub stickers on an interior door. Some upside down.

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Kade Morton @kademorton.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

I wrote a blog post for #MaintainerMonth! Big thank you to @abbycabs.dev and @github.com for the opportunity to partner and help secure the open source ecosystem.

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SustainOSS @sustainoss.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Kicking off our 2025 Maintainer Month series, Dirkjan Ochtman (dirkjan.ochtman.nl) joins Richard (@richlitt.bsky.social) to talk Rust (github.com/rustls/rustls) maintenance, open source funding, and sustaining projects without burning out. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/268

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GitHub @github.com · 07/05/2025

This #MaintainerMonth, we want to know: Who’s your favorite maintainer? 👀 Tag them in the comments ⬇️

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GitHub @github.com · 05/05/2025

For this year's #MaintainerMonth, we’ve put together helpful resources, events, and goodies designed for maintainers like you. ✨ 20+ events and streams to join 🛡️ A special Security Challenge (with a reward!) 🎁 The new maintainer Partner Pack (full of discounts and freebies!) Find out more 👇

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Welcome to Maintainer Month: Events, exclusive discounts, and a new security challenge

This May marks the fifth annual Maintainer Month, and there are lots of treats in store: new badges, special discounts, events with experts, and more.

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Kara Sowles Deloss @feynudibranch.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Heyyyy it's #MaintainerMonth! ✨ Some Nice Things ✨ - Events & livestreams at maintainermonth.github.com - Discounts & freebies at ⬆️ - Maintainer community at maintainers.github.com Share! Let us know what else you'd like to see! Let maintainers know you appreciate their suffering!

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Maintainer Month 2025

A month for open source maintainers to gather, share, and be celebrated.

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Abby Cabunoc Mayes @abbycabs.dev · 05/05/2025

May is Maintainer Month! If you’ve ever relied on open source (spoiler: you have), now’s the time to show some love to the folks who keep it running. @feynudibranch.bsky.social & I shared what’s coming—events, perks, and a security challenge: github.blog/open-source/... 💜 #MaintainerMonth

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Vrax @vraxintel.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

We are excited to be partnering with GitHub for #MaintainerMonth! Check out the partner pack for free stuff from amazing companies, including us! We're giving away cyber threat intelligence reports to help maintainers secure their projects and organisations! Thank you @github.com @abbycabs.dev !

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Kara Sowles Deloss @feynudibranch.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Thank you to @mockoon.com @devcyclehq.bsky.social @cncf.io @openjs.bsky.social @jsconf.bsky.social @linuxfoundation.org @websummit.bsky.social @sentry.io Boot.dev, Arachne, and TODO Group! Love seeing your support of open source maintainers for #maintainermonth 💖 💖 💖

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DevCycle @devcyclehq.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

DevCycle is excited to support @github.com’s #MaintainerMonth with an offer of 1 year of DevCycle Developer for free to say thank you to all open source maintainers. Claim our deal and others at: maintainermonth.github.com/partner-pack

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