A lot of you want to help and can’t find the door
63% have never contributed. But only 4 people out of 49 said they wouldn’t help in future.
| Would contribute | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Feature suggestions | 26 | 53% |
| Bug reports | 25 | 51% |
| Testing pre-release / nightlies | 23 | 47% |
| Coding | 20 | 41% |
| Forum participation | 16 | 33% |
| Documentation / teaching materials | 11 | 22% |
| Translations | 7 | 14% |
Twenty people are willing to write code. The barriers they name are not ability and not motivation:
| What would make it easier | % |
|---|---|
| Knowing what tasks currently need help | 53% |
| A clear list of good first issues | 45% |
| More time (nothing we can change) | 41% |
| Knowing that small contributions are welcome | 33% |
| Better contributor documentation | 29% |
| Academic credit — citation or co-authorship | 29% |
| Someone to review my work as I go | 27% |
| Didn’t know contributions were open to anyone | 22% |
| Help setting up a development build | 20% |