# blog
// notes on building in the open — rebuilds, decisions, and craft.
3 posts
- Why we rebuild in the open
Solved problems should not carry rent. The case for rebuilding closed products as transparent, self-hostable, MIT-licensed software.
read → - The anatomy of a good first issue
Most open-source projects lose their first-time contributors before the first commit. Here is how we write issues that actually get picked up.
read → - Self-hosting should take five minutes
If your open-source project needs a weekend to stand up, it is not really open. Our checklist for a five-minute self-host.
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