Workshop Agenda

Open Source in 2026: AI, Discipline, and the New Contribution Standard

🇳🇬 WAT 5:00 – 6:30 PM🇲🇺 MUT 8:00 – 9:30 PM
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AI has dramatically increased the speed of contribution, but it has also raised the standard for what counts as meaningful work. This workshop explores how contributors must evolve: from simply producing code to understanding, verifying, and owning their work.

🇳🇬 5:00 – 5:10 PM🇲🇺 8:00 – 8:10 PM
10 mins
SadiqGuild Master

“The Shift: From Contribution Speed to Contribution Integrity”

  • AI removed barriers to writing code, not contributing meaningfully
  • The bottleneck is now review, trust, and maintenance
  • Core standard: Disclose → Understand → Verify → Own
🇳🇬 5:10 – 5:30 PM🇲🇺 8:10 – 8:30 PM
20 mins
MegasleyMD Africa Free Routing

“The New Contribution Standard: What Projects Expect in 2026”

  • Rise of AI-generated pull requests and maintainer fatigue
  • Shift from volume to accountability
  • Disclose AI usage → Understand deeply → Verify through testing → Own fully

✦ Outcome: Clear definition of what "acceptable contribution" means today

🇳🇬 5:30 – 5:50 PM🇲🇺 8:30 – 8:50 PM
20 mins
Bruno BernardCTO @ OSGuild

“New Contributors in the AI Era: Where You Actually Win”

  • AI replaces shallow contributions, not contributors
  • High-leverage entry points: Documentation, Testing, Bug reproduction, Issue clarification
  • Strategy: Focus on one project, build context, deliver consistent correct contributions

✦ Outcome: A clear path for beginners to become valuable

🇳🇬 5:50 – 6:10 PM🇲🇺 8:50 – 9:10 PM
20 mins
AbdullahiSoftware Engineer & OSC

“Maintainer Reality: Scaling Trust in an AI-Accelerated World”

  • Increase in low-quality AI-generated submissions
  • Rejected: Lack of understanding, no testing, generic contributions
  • Accepted: Clear reasoning, strong validation, respect for project standards

✦ Outcome: Understanding how maintainers evaluate contributions

🇳🇬 6:10 – 6:25 PM🇲🇺 9:10 – 9:25 PM
15 mins
SadiqGuild Master

“From First PR to Trusted Contributor”

  • How to build trust quickly in a project
  • When and how to disclose AI usage
  • Difference between getting a PR merged vs becoming respected
  • How communities should enforce standards
🇳🇬 6:25 – 6:30 PM🇲🇺 9:25 – 9:30 PM
5 mins
SadiqGuild Master

“The Contributor You Need to Become”

  • AI is leverage, not identity
  • Open source is now trust-based
  • Think clearly → Verify deeply → Communicate well → Take ownership

✦ Outcome: Contribution is no longer about how fast you produce — it is about how confidently you stand behind what you submit

In this new era, contribution is no longer about how fast you produce.
It is about how confidently you stand behind what you submit.