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0 pointsnotamy4y ago0 comments

> What's the criteria for being considered "a maintainer of a popular open source project"?

The FAQ [0] says

> A maintainer of a popular open source project is defined as someone who has write or admin access to one or more of the *most popular open source projects* on GitHub

(emphasis added)

[0] https://github.com/pricing#i-work-on-open-source-projects-ca...

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netr0ute4y ago

That's the problem, what is a "most popular project?"

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ahnick4y ago

Ummm, yes, that was my original point. What does "one or more of the most popular open source projects on GitHub" mean exactly? Do you need a certain number of github stars on your project? Are you listed on some "most popular github projects specific page"? or what?

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