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I found a simple solution to opensource burnout: when someone contacts me about a project and wants to improve it, I give them access to the repo.

I do this when:

* I don't have the time/interest on the project

* The person seems genuinely interested in maintaining it

Most people I've come across in the opensource world are polite. So I just assume that the ones I grant access to repos are nice enough for other people to interact with.

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Same here, but I don't even care if the person is interested maintaining it. I have observed twice now that the interest of somebody submitting an almost trivial patch flamed up after I granted push access. The project suddenly got a burst of life again, and commits started to become more and more ambitious.

I am going to try that from now on. Giving people access to repos and then letting them pass on the baton when they are done. That is a very novel idea.

P.S: Yes I upvoted you and I wish I could do it once more :)

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