Toxic Contributors and Open Source Projects

Tom Raftery · Talk · 18 min · 2012 · YouTube title: Assholes are Ruining Your Project. Donnie Berkholz (RedMonk).

Why it's here

Cited as the go-to evidence that rudeness drives contributors away and that toxic people must be removed from projects.

What it covers

Donnie Berkholz of RedMonk gives a Monki Gras talk arguing that abusive, toxic contributors damage open source projects. He makes the case for removing them from communities.