Event-based contributors show higher core-contributor rates and longer retention than organic ones, with mentorship linked to steady engagement but also mentor dependency after programs end.
Conventional OSS.arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.03430(2026), 1–20
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OSS4SG projects retain contributors at 2.2X higher rates with 19.6% higher core status probability than conventional OSS, and a late-spike temporal pattern enables faster core achievement (21 weeks) than early intensive contributions.
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