# How can we encourage Julia package developers to release version 1.0.0?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-can-we-encourage-julia-package-developers-to-release-version-1-0-0/29124>\
**Category:** Community\
**Tags:** package, release, pkg, development, releases\
**Created:** [September 24, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-can-we-encourage-julia-package-developers-to-release-version-1-0-0/29124 "2019-09-24T18:06:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tamas\_Papp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tamas_papp/32/25949_2.png) [@Tamas\_Papp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tamas_Papp)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 11:12am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-can-we-encourage-julia-package-developers-to-release-version-1-0-0/29124/18 "2019-09-25T11:12:09Z")

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> [@anon92994695](#):
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> people working for free may be less motivated to go that far to solve a problem

I have no hard data on this, but I imagine very few people here are paid to write packages, make them user-friendly, and document them nicely. People have various motivations, but not being paid (directly) is pretty much the norm for open source scientific software, so I am not sure why you emphasize this.

> [@anon92994695](#):
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> We can’t expect people to visit and help build a community if the draw bridge is raised and the castle door is shut some of the time.

I don’t think this is a fair characterization of the status quo. Setting up a package is [well-documented](https://julialang.github.io/Pkg.jl/dev/creating-packages/), and so is [docs deployment](https://juliadocs.github.io/Documenter.jl/dev/man/hosting/), and there even some helper packages like

> **[GitHub - JuliaCI/PkgTemplates.jl: Create new Julia packages, the easy way](https://github.com/JuliaCI/PkgTemplates.jl)**
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> Create new Julia packages, the easy way. Contribute to JuliaCI/PkgTemplates.jl development by creating an account on GitHub.

> **[GitHub - tpapp/PkgSkeleton.jl: Generate Julia package skeletons using a...](https://github.com/tpapp/PkgSkeleton.jl)**
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> Generate Julia package skeletons using a simple template system - GitHub - tpapp/PkgSkeleton.jl: Generate Julia package skeletons using a simple template system

Of course, if after going through the process of creating a package you think the docs can be improved, just make a PR.

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