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== Honor your commitments == | == Honor your commitments == | ||
This should go without saying but: Keep your end of the bargain. Seriously. If you got someone to do a month of work for you because you proposed it would enable you to do XY and you in fact don't do XY later, that's pretty much it - no one will ever lift a finger for you from that point. | This should go without saying but: Keep your end of the bargain. Seriously. If you got someone to do a month of work for you because you proposed it would enable you to do XY and you in fact don't do XY later, that's pretty much it - no one will ever lift a finger for you from that point. This may never be publicly discussed, but people will notice it and will refrain from collaborating with you once they have witnessed something like this. If you cannot make some deadline, it's better to be candid about it and announce it early-on, ideally offering to catch up ASAP or offer to volunteer somewhere else instead. | ||
== Release early, document your efforts == | == Release early, document your efforts == | ||