Large-scale analysis of inactive GitHub repositories shows open source projects die primarily from insufficient value and ecosystem dynamics, not from pull request workflow problems, despite a common pattern of declining activity.
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Event-based contributors show higher core-contributor rates and longer retention than organic ones, with mentorship linked to steady engagement but also mentor dependency after programs end.
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The Death Spiral of Open Source Projects: A Post-Mortem Analysis of Pull Request Workflow Dynamics
Large-scale analysis of inactive GitHub repositories shows open source projects die primarily from insufficient value and ecosystem dynamics, not from pull request workflow problems, despite a common pattern of declining activity.
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Same Project, Different Start: How Contribution Events Shape Activity and Retention in Open Source
Event-based contributors show higher core-contributor rates and longer retention than organic ones, with mentorship linked to steady engagement but also mentor dependency after programs end.