dear-github/dear-github resource
:incoming_envelope: An open letter to GitHub from the maintainers of open source projects observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3884
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2112
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
5161 stars · 116 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
An open letter to GitHub signed by thousands of open-source maintainers requesting platform improvements such as issue templates, first-class issue voting, and customizable new-issue/PR pages. It documents long-standing maintainer pain points with GitHub's issue tracker and records GitHub's response.
Use cases
- understanding why GitHub added issue templates and reactions
- citing maintainer feedback when proposing GitHub feature changes
- researching the history of GitHub platform complaints
- learning about common open-source maintainer frustrations
- finding the follow-up Dear GitHub 2.0 letter
When to choose
- you want historical context on GitHub's issue-tracker feature evolution
- you are researching maintainer pain points or open-source community advocacy
When to avoid
- you need software to install or run
- you need current GitHub feature documentation
- you want an actively maintained project
Facets
learning-resource · maturity abandoned
developer-tools documentation developer-tools open-letter github-issues advocacy maintainer-experience issue-templates feature-request open-source community web
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/dear-github/dear-github · fetched 2026-08-28 · 79496f8ad123
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| dear-github/dear-github | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="dear-github/dear-github")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem