== How to tell if contributing to a FLOSS project is doomed to FAIL == === Contributor License Agreements === * Your project requires a CLA [+10 points of FAIL] * The CLA donates code to a for-profit [+20 points of FAIL] * The CLA donates code to an entity whch competes with other potential contributors [+50 points of FAIL] * The CLA doesn't give full rights on the contribution back to the contributor [+100 points of FAIL] === Code review process === * Review process is not discoverable nor documented [+10 points of FAIL] * Current review process differs from documentation [+5 points of FAIL] * Simple patches require the agreement of multiple maintainers [+20 points of FAIL] * Review process requires filing a ticket in a bug tracker for each patch [+20 points of FAIL] * Patches must be reviewed in a bug tracker [+50 points of FAIL] * Patches must be thrown at a review system or mailing-list, without naming a specific reviewer [+100 points of FAIL] * Large portions of your codebase have no designated maintainer [+50 points of FAIL] * The core maintainer is rude / offensive / abusive (aka a "jerk") [+50 points of fail] * A clear maintainer exists, but is inactive or unresponsive [+100 points of FAIL]