# dear-github/dear-github

:incoming_envelope: An open letter to GitHub from the maintainers of open source projects

Repository: https://github.com/dear-github/dear-github
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dear-github
License Family: other
Last push: 2020-11-20T13:17:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3884, "days_push": 2112, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5161, forks 116 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:11.503359+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: open-letter, github-issues, advocacy, maintainer-experience, issue-templates, feature-request, open-source, community, web

## Member repositories
- dear-github/dear-github (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.503359+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:01:54.018251+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dear-github/dear-github (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.503359+00:00, sha 79496f8ad123)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.