Move Slow and Try Not to Break Each Other

Explore sustainable open source community building in this conference talk from linux.conf.au 2021. Learn how to prepare projects for long-term success, understand the importance of inter-dependency in resilience, and discover how slower structures foster stronger communities. Delve into shared leadership, mission-driven organizations, and creating a culture that values experience while welcoming new ideas. Gain insights on intentional sustainability, implementing positive changes, and fostering mutual respect and humane working conditions. Examine the benefits of slowing down, including better relationship building, mission sharing, and strategic planning. Understand how to attract like-minded contributors, distribute workload effectively, and set long-term goals while maintaining a balanced approach to development. Discover strategies for building redundancies, handling life events, and creating a kinder, more inclusive environment that allows for growth and innovation in open source projects.

Introduction
Current state of things
Sustainability
Sustainability in Open Source
Slow Down
Snails
Adherence
Share your mission
Attract people who want to help
Spread out the work
Social lubrication
Building relationships
Collaboration
Twoway relationships
Leave all doors open
Recognize other snails
Build redundancies
Life happens
Set longterm goals
Do less
Unreasonable deadlines
Repulsing predators
Slow is kinder
Not everyone is ready
When you choose slow
You give people time
You give yourself time
Be picky
Be extraordinary
Questions
Elon Musk
Open Hatch
Projects that do well
Sales targets
Transition from fast to slow