We mitigate "bus-factor", proclaim "accountability", enhance "productivity", champion "transparency". We lament the financial failings of "donations", and worry about people "silently quitting". The underlying problems however, are maintainer burn-out, imposter syndrome, entitled users, and social alienation.

In my talk I want to reframe the discussion of sustaining the maintainers to be one of primarily seeking to support mental health and well being instead of focussing on fixing abstract problems with money. In my talk I will introduce open-source leadership techniques that are person-focussed instead of outcome oriented, leveraging examples from the Tauri community.