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As an open source maintainer myself, I can sympathize with both sides, in the debate over whether Hacktoberfest overall a good or bad thing for open source contribution.
Relevant blog posts:
DigitalOcean's Hacktoberfest is Hurting Open Source:
Spamtoberfest:
DigitalOcean's response:
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