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World Congress 2026 Europe • Jul 10, 2026 • Session details

Open Source Is Not Just Code: Designing Communities That Actually Scale

Sinduri Guntupalli

Open source fails when treated purely as a code problem. Learn how prioritizing community design and structured contribution paths saves projects from the maintainer trap and AI spam.

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