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Q: | Q: Can you measure participation or contributors today? If so, what metrics can you track? What goal or metric would you like to achieve for Q1? Alternatively, what metrics would you like to get in place for Q1? | ||
A: I think the only metric that matters is how many new 'core' contributors we get (and how long they stick around). Quality, not quantity. A contributor who'd contribute 1 or 2 patches and then disappear, would not repay for the investment made to teach him stuff. So 'number of patches' and 'number of contributors' are not the important metrics; 'number of core contributors' is. | A: I think the only metric that matters is how many new 'core' contributors we get (and how long they stick around). Quality, not quantity. A contributor who'd contribute 1 or 2 patches and then disappear, would not repay for the investment made to teach him stuff. So 'number of patches' and 'number of contributors' are not the important metrics; 'number of core contributors' is. | ||