Maintaining an OSS Project - Babel

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Explore the journey of maintaining an open-source software project in this JSConf EU 2017 talk. Discover how Henry Zhu transitioned from a novice user to a maintainer of Babel, one of the most widely used tools in the JavaScript ecosystem. Learn about the unexpected twists and turns in OSS maintenance, including how satire led to an ASCII picture of Guy Fieri being merged into the Babel source code. Gain insights into handling GitHub issues, managing packages, and the challenges of making OSS sustainable. Delve into the speaker's experiences with partners, the JavaScript Committee, and Open Collective. Understand the human side of OSS maintenance and the realization that maintainers are developers and people just like everyone else.