<p>to be a successful community led open source project maintainer you need to:<br />- write code (i guess)<br />- be good at 1-1 communication<br />- be good at mass communication<br />- be good at writing<br />- know your limits<br />- know when to stop and learn<br />- know how to delegate<br />- know how to establish and keep good interpersonal relationships<br />- know how to recruit people<br />- know how to teach people<br />- be *really* efficient at teaching people, since most will drop out<br />- track concerns faced by both novices and experts<br />…</p>