# Rust maintainers ## Brainstorming questions ### Status-quo-like questions * what's your (current, past) role(s) in the rust project? * what do you enjoy about being a rust maintainer * what is or isn't working in the rust project for you? * which users are we prioritizing today? in what ways are we or are we not hearing their needs? do you like that? * what do you personally tend to base your decisions on? * what do you feel the project as a whole (or such and such team) bases their decisions on? * how do you feel about that? * what are the values/principles we use in making decisions today? * what do/have you decided for the Project * what are you worried about wrt the project? wrt the language? * what do you see as a blind spot of the project, that it runs into today? * what do you see as an untapped opportunity? * resource allocation, resource shortages * something something communication within the project * bottlenecks? imbalances? opportunities? victories? * who is Rust for as it stands today? * something something governance something something big companies (without making it a leading question) * what have you been blocked on when trying to move something forward in the project * what was your first contribution xp like * who are we as a Project? what is the Rust Project in your eyes? * "the endeavour of bringing a complete Rust experience to users"? * does it include tooling? * based on what principles? * as in, today what principles do we use? * tomorrow what principles should we use ### Solution-like-questions * what long-term trajectory Rust aspires to * How can we keep (/make) the development of Rust sustainable for its maintainers? * How can we tap into the immense goodwill of the community to help move the project forward? * what would the awesomest version of the Rust Project look like (in terms of governance etc) for you? * what would the awesomest version of the Rust Language look like for you? * how can we make sure we hear the needs of our users? * how do we want to choose amongst users for which needs to prioritize? * How can we encourage Rust-using companies to get involved in Rust maintenance and open-source development? I want them to help meet their own needs.