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Software maintenance in open-source projects like Rust involves two key aspects: keeping existing functionality working (bug fixes, CI management, security responses, dependency updates) and enabling evolution (code reviews, refactoring, mentoring contributors). Maintainers perform often-invisible work with multiplicative effects that unblock other contributors and users. The Rust Foundation Maintainer Fund aims to support this critical but challenging work, which requires deep expertise, long-term commitment, and often leads to burnout when done by volunteers. Good maintenance manifests as an absence of incidents rather than visible achievements, making it difficult to demonstrate value despite being essential for project sustainability.

What is maintenance, anyway?