Welcome to the Maintainer Community

  • The Carpentries is a community of practice. We strive to provide a welcoming environment for all learners and take our Code of Conduct seriously.
  • This training will prepare you to get started in your role as a Maintainer.

Communicating with Contributors

  • Valuing all contributions is one of The Carpentries Core Values.
  • Not all contributions can, or should, be accepted.

Communicating with Other Maintainers

  • The Maintainer community communicates on TopicBox, Slack, and GitHub.
  • There are two opportunities to connect synchronously each month - a co-working session and a general meeting.

Infrastructure for Lesson Maintenance

  • Make a branch to create a pull request.
  • The Carpentries lessons share a consistent style, which is controlled by styles and documented in the lesson-example

Communicating with Curriculum Advisors

  • The Curriculum Advisory Committee consultation rubric outlines division of responsibilities between Maintainers and Curriculum Advisors.