Rocky Linux Community Survey 2026 — Results and What Comes Next
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I wrote this one for Rocky Linux to share what came back from a short contributor survey we ran. We kept it deliberately small, thirty people responded, and the feedback was candid, useful, and in a few places a little uncomfortable. That was exactly the point.
Originally published on Rocky Linux Read the full article →A few things I wanted people to walk away with:
- The testing and QA team is a bright spot. Respondents kept describing Stack and the openQA crew as welcoming, and 53% of active contributors are already working in testing, which tells me the right culture can exist here.
- Transparency was the loudest ask. People feel decisions get made behind closed doors, so we are taking that directly to the folks who can act on it, publishing meeting notes and opening up how decisions get made.
- There is a waiting room of people ready to help. 31% of respondents want to contribute but have not started, and better onboarding plus a curated list of good first issues would go a long way.
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