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What makes an open-source project successful? How does a hands-on lifecycle of an open-source project look like? How can we ensure that an open-source project stays meaningful over several years?
In 2016, Google decided to sun set MyTracks, which was a very successful Android application for GPS tracking. Back in 2019, I forked Google's MyTracks and re-branded as OpenTracks.
In this talk, I will present the hands-on lessons I learned in the subsequent 3 years of ongoing development.