Open Source's 'Eternal September', GitHub Keeps Maintainers Covered for All Seasons

• Open source is experiencing an ‘Eternal September’ due to a massive influx of contributions fueled by AI. • While this increases engagement, it overwhelms maintainers. • GitHub i

Welcome to the Eternal September of open source. Here's what we plan to do for maintainers.

Welcome to the Eternal September of open source. Here's what we plan to do for maintainers.

• Open collaboration runs on trust. • For a long time, that trust was protected by a natural, if imperfect filter: friction. • If you were on Usenet in 1993, you’ll remember that e

Developer Ecosystem · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 183 words