# dear-github/dear-github

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## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/dear-github/dear-github
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/dear-github-dear-github.md

## Description

Dear GitHub is an open source governance tool designed to collect and present structured feedback from project leaders to platform developers. It functions as a maintainer advocacy and workflow feedback tool, allowing the community to formalize requests for changes to the software ecosystem.

The project focuses on coordinating maintainer consensus to advocate for specific functional improvements to GitHub, particularly regarding how the platform handles issues and pull requests. This is achieved through a system for gathering verified signatures and structured requests from developers.

The technical implementation includes a pipeline for transmitting user-submitted feedback to persistent storage, client-side state management for form progress, and markdown-driven content generation for hosting static pages.

## Tags

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Maintainer Advocacy Interfaces](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/github-integration-tools/maintainer-advocacy-interfaces.md) — Acts as a mechanism to collect and present structured feedback from project leaders to GitHub developers.
- [Workflow Feedback Collection](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/github-integration-tools/workflow-feedback-collection.md) — Provides a tool for gathering signatures and requests from maintainers to advocate for GitHub platform feature improvements.
- [Platform Feature Requesting](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/platform-feature-requesting.md) — Collects signatures and structured feedback from developers to advocate for specific functional improvements to GitHub.
- [Workflow Advocacy Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/workflow-advocacy-tools.md) — Gathers community feedback and formal requests from maintainers to improve how the platform handles issues and pull requests.

### Business & Productivity Software

- [Maintainer Feedback Systems](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/maintainer-feedback-systems.md) — Provides a structured process for gathering verified signatures and formal requests from project maintainers to advocate for platform improvements. ([source](https://github.com/dear-github/dear-github#readme))
- [Solidarity Signature Collections](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/solidarity-signature-collections.md) — Implements a system for gathering verified signatures and professional endorsements to express support for platform changes.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Open Source Governance](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/project-management-governance/project-management/open-source-governance.md) — Organizes project maintainers to collectively advocate for platform changes that improve the open source development experience.
- [Governance Coordination Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/project-management-governance/project-management/open-source-governance/governance-coordination-tools.md) — Coordinates maintainer consensus and formalizes community requests for software ecosystem changes.

### Part of an Awesome List

- [GitHub Platform Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devtools/github-platform-tools.md) — Open letter regarding the future and culture of GitHub.